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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      March 2015
      February 2015
      ISBN:
      9781107447974
      9781107061538
      9781107695320
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107447974
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.6kg, 312 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.48kg, 311 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Classical Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy
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    Written by a group of leading scholars, this unique collection of essays investigates the views of both pagan and Christian philosophers on causation and the creation of the cosmos. Structured in two parts, the volume first looks at divine agency and how late antique thinkers, including the Stoics, Plotinus, Porphyry, Simplicius, Philoponus and Gregory of Nyssa, tackled questions such as: is the cosmos eternal? Did it come from nothing or from something pre-existing? How was it caused to come into existence? Is it material or immaterial? The second part looks at questions concerning human agency and responsibility, including the problem of evil and the nature of will, considering thinkers such as Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Augustine. Highlighting some of the most important and interesting aspects of these philosophical debates, the volume will be of great interest to upper-level students and scholars of philosophy, classics, theology and ancient history.

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    'A fascinating investigation by leading experts into the issues of creation and causation (including moral agency) in a selection of late antique philosophers, ‘pagan’ and Christian alike.'

    Ilaria Ramelli - Catholic University, Milan

    'Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity contains uniformly excellent scholarly articles, collected around the related themes of the respective origins of the cosmos and of human action.'

    Matthew W. Knotts Source: Augustiniana

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