Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity

Anna Marmodoro editor Brian D Prince editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:26th Feb '15

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This book explores ancient thinking about causation and creation, considering the perspectives of key Christian and pagan thinkers.

This volume is a unique collection of essays by an international team of leading scholars investigating the views of pagan and Christian philosophers on causation and creation in late antiquity. The book will be of interest to upper-level students and scholars of philosophy, classics, ancient history and theology.Written by a group of leading scholars, this unique collection of essays investigates the views of both pagan and Christian philosophers on causation and the creation of the cosmos. Structured in two parts, the volume first looks at divine agency and how late antique thinkers, including the Stoics, Plotinus, Porphyry, Simplicius, Philoponus and Gregory of Nyssa, tackled questions such as: is the cosmos eternal? Did it come from nothing or from something pre-existing? How was it caused to come into existence? Is it material or immaterial? The second part looks at questions concerning human agency and responsibility, including the problem of evil and the nature of will, considering thinkers such as Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Augustine. Highlighting some of the most important and interesting aspects of these philosophical debates, the volume will be of great interest to upper-level students and scholars of philosophy, classics, theology and ancient history.

'A fascinating investigation by leading experts into the issues of creation and causation (including moral agency) in a selection of late antique philosophers, 'pagan' and Christian alike.' Ilaria Ramelli, Catholic University, Milan
'Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity contains uniformly excellent scholarly articles, collected around the related themes of the respective origins of the cosmos and of human action.' Matthew W. Knotts, Augustiniana

ISBN: 9781107061538

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 22mm

Weight: 600g

312 pages