Author: John Dudley
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438432283
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
This landmark book is the first to provide a comprehensive account of Aristotle's concept of chance. Chance is invoked by many to explain order in the universe, the origins of life, even human freedom and happiness. An understanding of Aristotle's concept of chance is indispensable for an appreciation of his views on nature and ethics, views which have had a tremendous influence on the development of Western philosophy. Author John Dudley analyzes Aristotle's account of chance in the Physics, the Metaphysics, in his biological and ethical treatises, and in a number of his other works as well. Important complementary considerations such as Aristotle's criticism of Presocratic philosophers, particularly Empedocles and Democritus, Plato's concept of chance, the chronology of Aristotle's works, and the relevance of Aristotle's work to evolution and quantum theory are also covered in depth. This is an essential book for scholars and students of Western philosophy.
Aristotle's Concept of Chance
Author: John Dudley
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438432283
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
This landmark book is the first to provide a comprehensive account of Aristotle's concept of chance. Chance is invoked by many to explain order in the universe, the origins of life, even human freedom and happiness. An understanding of Aristotle's concept of chance is indispensable for an appreciation of his views on nature and ethics, views which have had a tremendous influence on the development of Western philosophy. Author John Dudley analyzes Aristotle's account of chance in the Physics, the Metaphysics, in his biological and ethical treatises, and in a number of his other works as well. Important complementary considerations such as Aristotle's criticism of Presocratic philosophers, particularly Empedocles and Democritus, Plato's concept of chance, the chronology of Aristotle's works, and the relevance of Aristotle's work to evolution and quantum theory are also covered in depth. This is an essential book for scholars and students of Western philosophy.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438432283
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
This landmark book is the first to provide a comprehensive account of Aristotle's concept of chance. Chance is invoked by many to explain order in the universe, the origins of life, even human freedom and happiness. An understanding of Aristotle's concept of chance is indispensable for an appreciation of his views on nature and ethics, views which have had a tremendous influence on the development of Western philosophy. Author John Dudley analyzes Aristotle's account of chance in the Physics, the Metaphysics, in his biological and ethical treatises, and in a number of his other works as well. Important complementary considerations such as Aristotle's criticism of Presocratic philosophers, particularly Empedocles and Democritus, Plato's concept of chance, the chronology of Aristotle's works, and the relevance of Aristotle's work to evolution and quantum theory are also covered in depth. This is an essential book for scholars and students of Western philosophy.
Aristotle's Physics
Author: Mariska Leunissen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110703146X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
This volume provides cutting-edge research on Aristotle's Physics, taking into account recent changes in the field of Aristotle.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110703146X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
This volume provides cutting-edge research on Aristotle's Physics, taking into account recent changes in the field of Aristotle.
Aristotle's Concept of Chance
Author: John Dudley
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9781438432274
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The first exhaustive study of Aristotle's concept of chance.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9781438432274
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The first exhaustive study of Aristotle's concept of chance.
Aristotle's Theory of Actuality
Author: Z. Bechler
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791422397
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This is an attack on Aristotle showing that his misplaced drive toward the consistent application of his actualistic ontology (denying the reality of all potential things) resulted in many of his major theses being essentially vacuous.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791422397
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This is an attack on Aristotle showing that his misplaced drive toward the consistent application of his actualistic ontology (denying the reality of all potential things) resulted in many of his major theses being essentially vacuous.
Fate, chance, and fortune in ancient thought
Author: Michele Alessandrelli
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789025612887
Category : Chance
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789025612887
Category : Chance
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The Challenge of Chance
Author: Klaas Landsman
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319263005
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on chance, with contributions from distinguished researchers in the areas of biology, cognitive neuroscience, economics, genetics, general history, law, linguistics, logic, mathematical physics, statistics, theology and philosophy. The individual chapters are bound together by a general introduction followed by an opening chapter that surveys 2500 years of linguistic, philosophical, and scientific reflections on chance, coincidence, fortune, randomness, luck and related concepts. A main conclusion that can be drawn is that, even after all this time, we still cannot be sure whether chance is a truly fundamental and irreducible phenomenon, in that certain events are simply uncaused and could have been otherwise, or whether it is always simply a reflection of our ignorance. Other challenges that emerge from this book include a better understanding of the contextuality and perspectival character of chance (including its scale-dependence), and the curious fact that, throughout history (including contemporary science), chance has been used both as an explanation and as a hallmark of the absence of explanation. As such, this book challenges the reader to think about chance in a new way and to come to grips with this endlessly fascinating phenomenon.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319263005
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on chance, with contributions from distinguished researchers in the areas of biology, cognitive neuroscience, economics, genetics, general history, law, linguistics, logic, mathematical physics, statistics, theology and philosophy. The individual chapters are bound together by a general introduction followed by an opening chapter that surveys 2500 years of linguistic, philosophical, and scientific reflections on chance, coincidence, fortune, randomness, luck and related concepts. A main conclusion that can be drawn is that, even after all this time, we still cannot be sure whether chance is a truly fundamental and irreducible phenomenon, in that certain events are simply uncaused and could have been otherwise, or whether it is always simply a reflection of our ignorance. Other challenges that emerge from this book include a better understanding of the contextuality and perspectival character of chance (including its scale-dependence), and the curious fact that, throughout history (including contemporary science), chance has been used both as an explanation and as a hallmark of the absence of explanation. As such, this book challenges the reader to think about chance in a new way and to come to grips with this endlessly fascinating phenomenon.
The Taming of Chance
Author: Ian Hacking
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521388849
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book combines detailed scientific historical research with characteristic philosophic breadth and verve.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521388849
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book combines detailed scientific historical research with characteristic philosophic breadth and verve.
Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes
Author: Devin Henry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108475574
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Examines Aristotle's doctrine of hylomorphism and its importance for understanding the process by which substances come into being.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108475574
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Examines Aristotle's doctrine of hylomorphism and its importance for understanding the process by which substances come into being.
The Evolution of the Concept of Chance in the Physics and Ethics of Aristotle
Author: John Dudley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Aristotelian-Thomistic Concept of Chance
Author: sister Julienne Junkersfeld
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chance
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chance
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description