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...
Main Author: | Laura Liliana Gómez Espíndola |
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Format: | Article |
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 |
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