Alexander of Aphrodisias: Supplement to On the Soul
Alexander of Aphrodisias: Supplement to On the Soul

Author: Alexander Of Aphrodisias

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1472501098

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The Supplement transmitted as the second book of On the Soul by Alexander of Aphrodisias (fl. c. 200 AD) is a collection of short texts on a wide range of topics from psychology, including the general hylomorphic account of soul and its faculties, and the theory of vision; questions in ethics (natural instincts, the unity of the virtues, the naturalness of justice and the insufficiency of virtue for happiness); and issues relating to responsibility, chance and fate. One of the texts in the collection, On Intellect, had a major influence on medieval Arabic and Western thought, greater than that of Alexander's On the Soul itself. The treatises may all be by Alexander himself; certainly the majority of them are closely connected with his other works. Many of them, however, consist of collections of arguments on particular issues, collections which probably incorporate material from earlier in the history of the Peripatetic school. This translation is from a new edition of the Greek text based on a collation of all known manuscripts and comparison with medieval Arabic and Latin translations.

Women's Perspectives on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
Women's Perspectives on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Author: Isabelle Chouinard

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-08-31

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 3030731901

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This book promotes the research of present-day women working in ancient and medieval philosophy, with more than 60 women having contributed in some way to the volume in a fruitful collaboration. It contains 22 papers organized into ten distinct parts spanning the sixth century BCE to the fifteenth century CE. Each part has the same structure: it features, first, a paper which sets up the discussion, and then, one or two responses that open new perspectives and engage in further reflections. Our authors’ contributions address pivotal moments and players in the history of philosophy: women philosophers in antiquity, Cleobulina of Rhodes, Plato, Lucretius, Bardaisan of Edessa, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Plotinus, Porphyry, Peter Abelard, Robert Kilwardby, William Ockham, John Buridan, and Isotta Nogarola. The result is a thought-provoking collection of papers that will be of interest to historians of philosophy from all horizons. Far from being an isolated effort, this book is a contribution to the ever-growing number of initiatives which endeavour to showcase the work of women in philosophy.

Fate and Fortune in European Thought, ca. 1400–1650
Fate and Fortune in European Thought, ca. 1400–1650

Author: Ovanes Akopyan

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-04-26

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9004459960

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This collection of essays presents new insights into what shaped and constituted the Renaissance and early modern views of fate and fortune. It argues that these ideas were emblematic of a more fundamental argument about the self, society, and the universe and shows that their influence was more widespread, both geographically and thematically, than hitherto assumed.

Fate and Life
Fate and Life

Author: Michael Allen Fox

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2024-05-14

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 022802045X

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Some believe that fate rules our lives, while others dismiss the idea outright. Fate remains central to many cultural outlooks, and in our age of conflict, climate change, and pandemic, it features conspicuously in debates about the future. A careful examination of this important idea – its background, many meanings, and significance for everyday life – is not only informative and intriguing but also timely. In Fate and Life Michael Fox confronts the idea of fate head on and demonstrates that how we interpret and apply this concept can make it work for rather than against us. Many discussions characterize fate negatively or as part of the occult, representing it as a supernatural force that stifles our freedom. Fateful ideas have also helped rationalize and promote the persecution of certain groups. But viewed more positively, fate can be understood as the given conditions of existence and the imponderable way certain unanticipated events momentously alter the path we follow over time. Thinking about fate teaches us about who we are, how we see the world, and our evaluation of the possibilities of life. Fate and Life provides a multicultural and global account of how we talk about the idea of fate, how we use and misuse it, and how it contrasts with notions like destiny and karma. Fox’s original perspective – a breakthrough in philosophy and the history of ideas – shows that fate is supported by experience; it is compatible with our sense of agency and purpose; and it helps us make sense of our lives.

Alienation
Alienation

Author: Antigone Samellas

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9783039117895

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Part of the second chapter will appear at the proceedings of the conference and another part of the same chapter was presented at the Centre of Late Antiquity at Duke University in 2004.

Determinism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy
Determinism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy

Author: Susanne Bobzien

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Published: 1999-01-29

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 0191519316

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Determinism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy is the first comprehensive study of one of the most important intellectual legacies of the ancient Greek world: the Stoic theory of causal determinism. The book identifies the main problems that the Stoics addressed and reconstructs the theory, and explores how they squared their determinism with their conceptions of possibility, action, freedom, and moral responsibility, and how they defended it against objections and criticism by other philosophers. It shows how the Stoics distinguished their causal determinism from ancient theories of logical determinism, fatalism, and necessitarianism. Along the way an authoritative account is given of many other related aspects of Stoic thought, including their views on the predictability of the future, the role of empirical sciences, the determination of character, and moral freedom. Bobzien's study of these central doctrines of Stoicism reveals the considerable philosphical richness and power that they retain today.

The Kingdom and the Glory
The Kingdom and the Glory

Author: Giorgio Agamben

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2011-09-13

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0804760160

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"Originally published in Italian under the title Il Regno e la Gloria."

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity

Author: Everett Ferguson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 1253

ISBN-13: 1136611584

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First published in 1997. What's new in the Second Edition: Some 250 new entries, twenty-five percent more than in the first edition, plus twenty-five new expert contributors. Bibliographies are greatly expanded and updated throughout; More focus on biblical books and philosophical schools, their influence on early Christianity and their use by patristic writers; More information about the Jewish and pagan environment of early Christianity; Greatly enlarged coverage of the eastern expansion of the faith throughout Asia, including persons and literature; More extensive treatment of saints, monasticism, worship practices, and modern scholars; Greater emphasis on social history and more theme articles; More illustrations, maps, and plans; Additional articles on geographical regions; Expanded chronological table; Also includes maps.

Time in History
Time in History

Author: G. J. Whitrow

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780192852113

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In this intriguing book G.J. Whitrow traces the evolution of our general awareness of time and its significance from the dawn of history to the present day. His absorbing study ranges from Ancient Egypt and Persia, Greece, and Israel, to the Islamic world, India and China, and Europe andAmerica, showing the different ways time has been perceived by various civilizations.