From Possibility to Need in the Sphere of Action Weighing Determinist and Indeterminist Readings of Aristotle
Passages of Aristotle are examined to specify the link between need and possibility in the process of human action. It is proposed that, given the rational faculties of human beings, it should be noted that the process begins with the possession of alternative possibilities of action. The agent, as...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Ideas y Valores |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/40109/pdf3 |
| Summary: | Passages of Aristotle are examined to specify the link between need and possibility in the process of human action. It is proposed that, given the rational faculties of human beings, it should be noted that the process begins with the possession of alternative possibilities of action. The agent, as prime controller, determines the dominant desire that will activate his or her faculties in a particular direction. The action is then produced because it is necessary. |
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| ISSN: | 0120-0062 0120-0062 |