A Free Will: Origins of the Notion in Ancient Thought Volume 68

by Michael Frede

Book Overview

Where does the notion of free will come from? How and when did it develop, and what did that development involve? In Michael Frede's radically new account of the history of this idea, the notion of a free will emerged from powerful assumptions about the relation between divine providence, correctness of individual choice, and self-enslavement due to incorrect choice. Anchoring his discussion in Stoicism, Frede begins with Aristotle--who, he argues,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520272668
• ISBN13: 9780520272668
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"