Cause and Explanation in Ancient Greek Thought

Cause and Explanation in Ancient Greek Thought
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 516
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ISBN-10 : 9780199246564
ISBN-13 : 0199246564
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Download or read book Cause and Explanation in Ancient Greek Thought written by R. J. Hankinson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R. J. Hankinson traces the history of ancient Greek thinking about causation and explanation, from its earliest beginnings through more than a thousand years to the middle of the first millennium of the Christian era. He examines ways in which the Ancient Greeks dealt with questions about how and why things happen as and when they do, about the basic constitution and structure of things, about function and purpose, laws of nature, chance, coincidence, and responsibility.


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