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Epicurus on freedom /
Tim O'Keefe reconstructs Epicurus' theory of freedom, arguing that the sort of freedom which Epicurus wanted to preserve is significantly different from the 'free will' which philosophers debate today, and that in its emphasis on rational action it has much closer affinities with...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Tim O'Keefe reconstructs Epicurus' theory of freedom, arguing that the sort of freedom which Epicurus wanted to preserve is significantly different from the 'free will' which philosophers debate today, and that in its emphasis on rational action it has much closer affinities with Aristotle's thought than with current preoccupations. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 175 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511482571 0511482574 9780511130595 0511130597 9786610434893 6610434891 |