Creationism and Its Critics in Antiquity: Volume 66

by David N. Sedley

Book Overview

The world is configured in ways that seem systematically hospitable to life forms, especially the human race. Is this the outcome of divine planning or simply of the laws of physics? Ancient Greeks and Romans famously disagreed on whether the cosmos was the product of design or accident. In this book, David Sedley examines this question and illuminates new historical perspectives on the pantheon of thinkers who laid the foundations of Western philosophy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520260066
• ISBN13: 9780520260061
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"