Aristotle and Augustine on Freedom

Two Theories of Freedom, Voluntary Action and Akrasia

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Aristotle and Augustine both hold that our beliefs in freedom and voluntary action are interdependent, and that voluntary actions can only be done for the sake of good. Hence Aristotle holds that no-one acts voluntarily in pursuit of evil: such actions would be inexplicable.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-03-13
Mått:140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:404 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:214
Upplaga:1995
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333625378

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

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TIMOTHY CHAPPELL

Innehållsförteckning

Preface - PART 1: ARISTOTLE - The Limits of the Voluntary - Freedom, Ability and Knowledge - Proairesis and Practical Reasoning - The Varieties of Akrasia - PART 2: AUGUSTINE - Voluntariness and Responsibility in Augustine - Voluntas and the Voluntary - The Good Will and the Good Life - Bad Will and the Mystery of Evil - List of Works Cited - Index