Determinism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy

Susanne Bobzien presents a study of one of the most important intellectual legacies of the ancient Greeks: the Stoic theory of causal determinism. She reconstructs the theory and discusses how the Stoics justified it, and how it relates to their views on possibility, action, freedom, moral responsibility, and many other topics.

This is a work of magnificent scope and superb execution ... Suzanne Bobzien brings to her huge exegetical agenda an exceptional combination of clarity, independence of mind, knowledge of the sources, skill and judgement in using them, and logical expertise. As well as teaching us a great deal about Stoicism, this book is an education in how to deal with ancient philosophical texts ... Suzanne Bobzien has given us a marvellous aid for understanding and appreciating the Stoic doctrine of fate.

Autorentext
Susanne Bobzien is Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at The Queen's College, Oxford.



Klappentext
Bobzien presents the definitive study of one of the most interesting intellectual legacies of the ancient Greeks: the Stoic theory of causal determinism. She explains what it was, how the Stoics justified it, and how it relates to their views on possibility, action, freedom, moral responsibility, and many other topics. She demonstrates the considerable philosophical richness and power that these ideas retain today.

Zusammenfassung
Determinism and Freedom in Stoic Philosophy is the first comprehensive study of one of the most important intellectual legacies of the ancient Greek world: the Stoic theory of causal determinism. The book identifies the main problems that the Stoics addressed and reconstructs the theory, and explores how they squared their determinism with their conceptions of possibility, action, freedom, and moral responsibility, and how they defended it against objections and criticism by other philosophers. It shows how the Stoics distinguished their causal determinism from ancient theories of logical determinism, fatalism, and necessitarianism. Along the way an authoritative account is given of many other related aspects of Stoic thought, including their views on the predictability of the future, the role of empirical sciences, the determination of character, and moral freedom. Bobzien's study of these central doctrines of Stoicism reveals the considerable philosphical richness and power that they retain today.

Inhalt
Introduction
1: Determinism and Fate
2: Two Chrysippean Arguments for Causal Determinism
3: Modality, Determinism, and Freedom
4: Divination, Modality,and Universal Regularity
5: Fate, Action, and Motivation: The Idle Argument
6: Determinism and Moral Responsibility: Chrysippus's Compatibilism
7: Freedom and that which Depends on us: Epictetus and Early Stoics
8: A Later Stoic Theory of Compatibilism
Bibliography; Indexes

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