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Necessity, Cause and Blame - Perspectives on Aristotle's Theory (Paperback, New edition)
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Necessity, Cause and Blame - Perspectives on Aristotle's Theory (Paperback, New edition)
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A discussion of Aristotle's thought on determinism and culpability,
Necessity, Cause, and Blame also reveals Richard Sorabji's own
philosophical commitments. He makes the original argument here that
Aristotle separates the notions of necessity and cause, rejecting
both the idea that all events are necessarily determined as well as
the idea that a non-necessitated event must also be non-caused. In
support of this argument, Sorabji engages in a wide-ranging
discussion of explanation, time, free will, essence, and purpose in
nature. He also provides historical perspective, arguing that these
problems remain intimately bound up with modern controversies.
'Original and important ... The book relates Aristotle's
discussions to both the contemporary debates on determinism and
causation and the ancient ones. It is especially detailed on Stoic
arguments about necessity ... and on the social and legal
background to Aristotle's thought.' Choice
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