Author: John DudleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Evolution of the Concept of Chance in the Physics and Ethics of Aristotle
Author: John DudleyThe Evolution of the Concept of Chance in the Physics and Ethics of Aristotle
Author: John Anthony Joseph DudleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9789090107431
Category : Chance
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Aristotle's Concept of Chance
Author: John DudleyPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438432283
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
This landmark book is the first to provide a comprehensive account of Aristotle's concept of chance. Chance is invoked by many to explain order in the universe, the origins of life, even human freedom and happiness. An understanding of Aristotle's concept of chance is indispensable for an appreciation of his views on nature and ethics, views which have had a tremendous influence on the development of Western philosophy. Author John Dudley analyzes Aristotle's account of chance in the Physics, the Metaphysics, in his biological and ethical treatises, and in a number of his other works as well. Important complementary considerations such as Aristotle's criticism of Presocratic philosophers, particularly Empedocles and Democritus, Plato's concept of chance, the chronology of Aristotle's works, and the relevance of Aristotle's work to evolution and quantum theory are also covered in depth. This is an essential book for scholars and students of Western philosophy.
The Challenge of Chance
Author: Klaas LandsmanPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319263005
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This book presents a multidisciplinary perspective on chance, with contributions from distinguished researchers in the areas of biology, cognitive neuroscience, economics, genetics, general history, law, linguistics, logic, mathematical physics, statistics, theology and philosophy. The individual chapters are bound together by a general introduction followed by an opening chapter that surveys 2500 years of linguistic, philosophical, and scientific reflections on chance, coincidence, fortune, randomness, luck and related concepts. A main conclusion that can be drawn is that, even after all this time, we still cannot be sure whether chance is a truly fundamental and irreducible phenomenon, in that certain events are simply uncaused and could have been otherwise, or whether it is always simply a reflection of our ignorance. Other challenges that emerge from this book include a better understanding of the contextuality and perspectival character of chance (including its scale-dependence), and the curious fact that, throughout history (including contemporary science), chance has been used both as an explanation and as a hallmark of the absence of explanation. As such, this book challenges the reader to think about chance in a new way and to come to grips with this endlessly fascinating phenomenon.
Aristotle's Physics
Author: Mariska LeunissenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110703146X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
This volume provides cutting-edge research on Aristotle's Physics, taking into account recent changes in the field of Aristotle.
Aristotle's Physics
Author: Joe SachsPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813521923
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Aristotle's Physics is one of the least studied "great books"--physics has come to mean something entirely different than Aristotle's inquiry into nature, and stereotyped Medieval interpretations have buried the original text. Sach's translation is really the only one that I know of that attempts to take the reader back to the text itself. -- Leon Cass, University of Chicago
The Structural Links between Ecology, Evolution and Ethics
Author: Donato BergandiPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400750676
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Evolutionary biology, ecology and ethics: at first glance, three different objects of research, three different worldviews and three different scientific communities. In reality, there are both structural and historical links between these disciplines. First, some topics are obviously common across the board. Second, the emerging need for environmental policy management has gradually but radically changed the relationship between these disciplines. Over the last decades in particular, there has emerged a need for an interconnecting meta-paradigm that integrates more strictly evolutionary studies, biodiversity studies and the ethical frameworks that are most appropriate for allowing a lasting co-evolution between natural and social systems. Today such a need is more than a mere luxury, it is an epistemological and practical necessity.
Τυχη και αναγκη στην ελληνικη φιλοσοφια
Author: Akadēmia AthēnōnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chance
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Tomorrow's Troubles
Author: Paul ScherzPublisher: Georgetown University Press
ISBN: 1647122708
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Moral theologian Paul Scherz uses a theological analysis of risk and reason to suggest ways to enjoy the positive benefits of predictive technologies while constraining their dangers. Instead of dwelling on a future we cannot control, we can use our past experiences and Christian tradition to focus on discerning God's will in the present.
Creating Modern Probability
Author: Jan von PlatoPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521597357
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In this book the author charts the history and development of modern probability theory.