Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity
«'A fascinating investigation by leading experts into the issues of creation and causation (including moral agency) in a selection of late antique philosophers, 'pagan' and Christian alike.' Ilaria Ramelli, Catholic University, Milan»
Written by a group of leading scholars, this unique collection of essays investigates the views of both pagan and Christian philosophers on causation and the creation of the cosmos. Structured in two parts, the volume first looks at divine agency and how late antique thinkers, including the Stoics, Plotinus, Porphyry, Simplicius, Philoponus and Gregory of Nyssa, tackled questions such as: is the cosmos eternal? Did it come from nothing or from something pre-existing? How was it caused to come into existence? Is it material or immaterial? The second part looks at questions concerning human agency and responsibility, including the problem of evil and the nature of will, considering thinkers such as Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Augustine. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781107695320
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«'A fascinating investigation by leading experts into the issues of creation and causation (including moral agency) in a selection of late antique philosophers, 'pagan' and Christian alike.' Ilaria Ramelli, Catholic University, Milan»
«'Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity contains uniformly excellent scholarly articles, collected around the related themes of the respective origins of the cosmos and of human action.' Matthew W. Knotts, Augustiniana»