Two Studies in the Greek Atomists /

The two studies, "Indivisible Magnitudes," and "Aristotle and Epicurus on Voluntary Action," explain two doctrines in the philosophy of Epicurus, first by a detailed examination of the ancient Greek and Latin texts which describe them, and second by showing how earlier Greek phil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Furley, David J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2016, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Free will and determinism
Atomism
Libre arbitre et determinisme.
Atomisme.
Free will and determinism.
Atomism.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • STUDY I. INDIVISIBLE MAGNITUDES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART I
  • CHAPTER I. EPICURUS' LETTER TO HERODOTUS ʹʹ56.5-59
  • CHAPTER 2. THE EVIDENCE OF LUCRETIUS ON THE THEORY OF MINIMAL PARTS
  • PART II
  • CHAPTER 3. PYTHAGOREAN "ATOMISM"
  • CHAPTER 4. THE ELEATIC CONCEPT OF AN INDIVISIBLE BEING
  • CHAPTER 5. ZENO
  • CHAPTER 6. THE ATOMISTS' REPLY TO THE ELEATICS
  • CHAPTER 7. INDIVISIBLE MAGNITUDES IN THE ACADEMY
  • CHAPTER 8. ARISTOTLE'S CRITICISMS AND EPICURUS' ANSWERS
  • CHAPTER 9. EPICURUS AND DIODORUS CRONUS
  • CHAPTER 10. EPICURUS AND DAVID HUME
  • CHAPTER 11. CONCLUSION
  • Study II. ARISTOTLE AND EPICURUS ON VOLUNTARY ACTION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER I. LUCRETIUS 2.251-293
  • CHAPTER 2. THE VOLUNTARY AND THE COMPULSIVE, IN ARISTOTLE'S ETHICS AND EPICURUS
  • CHAPTER 3. OUTLINE OF EPICUREAN PSYCHOLOGY
  • CHAPTER 4. PSYCHOLOGY OF ACTION, EPICUREAN AND ARISTOTELIAN
  • CHAPTER 5. THE WEIGHT AND THE SWERVE OF ATOMS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED

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