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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Main Author:	Laura Liliana Gómez Espíndola
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2015-08-01
Series:	Ideas y Valores
Subjects:	Aristotle human action
Online Access:	http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/40109/pdf3

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spelling	doaj-9349d23f848947938632de944df8e95a2020-11-24T21:44:52ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaIdeas y Valores0120-00620120-00622015-08-0164158169197http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v64n158.40109From Possibility to Need in the Sphere of Action Weighing Determinist and Indeterminist Readings of AristotleLaura Liliana Gómez EspíndolaPassages 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.http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/40109/pdf3Aristotlehuman action
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title	From Possibility to Need in the Sphere of Action Weighing Determinist and Indeterminist Readings of Aristotle
title_short	From Possibility to Need in the Sphere of Action Weighing Determinist and Indeterminist Readings of Aristotle
title_full	From Possibility to Need in the Sphere of Action Weighing Determinist and Indeterminist Readings of Aristotle
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description	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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From Possibility to Need in the Sphere of Action Weighing Determinist and Indeterminist Readings of Aristotle

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