Diderot and d'Holbach : a theory of determinism

This thesis offers a detailed analysis of Diderot and d'Holbach's argument for determinism, identifying its building blocks in the Causal Principle, Causal Necessitation, and the Laws of Nature. Diderot and d'Holbach's argument differs significantly from present-day ones and may...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sciuto, Ruggero
Other Authors: Cronk, Nicholas
Published: University of Oxford 2018
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.757838