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Sedley: "Epicurus' Refutation of Determinism" 1.0.0

  • Cassius
  • Jun 3rd 2020
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1983 Paper which is the one of the best treatments of Epicurus' view of the Free Will / Agency / Determinism issue available.

1983 Paper which is the one of the best treatments of Epicurus' view of the Free Will / Agency / Determinism issue available.




Please discuss this article at the thread here: Sedley: "Epicurus' Refutation of Determinism"

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    • Jun 3rd 2020
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Key Discussions Table

Physics: Canonics: Ethics:
Materiality:  Ultimate Particles and Void
The Three Components of The Epicurean Canon Pleasure As the Highest Good
Epicurean Gods And Life Elsewhere In The Universe
Epicurean Logic And Reason Virtue As Instrumental To Pleasure
The Impossibility of Life After Death
The Trustworthiness of the Senses The Relationship of Pleasure To Absence of Pain And Disturbance
The Existence of "the Swerve"
Knowledge And Truth Emotion In Epicurean Philosophy
The Universe As Eternal In Time
The Significance of "Images" Engagement With The Non-Epicurean World
The Universe As Infinite In Space

Agency / Free Will
The Universe As Having No Center

Friendship in Epicurean Philosophy
The Impossibility of Infinite Divisibility
Justice in Epicurean Philosophy

Dealing With Adversity

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Key Discussions

  • Physics:
    • Materiality:  Ultimate Particles and Void
    • Epicurean Gods And Life Elsewhere In The Universe
    • The Impossibility of Life After Death
    • The Existence of "the Swerve"
    • The Universe As Eternal In Time
    • The Universe As Infinite In Space
    • The Universe As Having No Center
    • The Impossibility of Infinite Divisibility
  • Canonics / Epistemology:
    • The Three Components of The Epicurean Canon
    • Epicurean Logic And Reason
    • The Trustworthiness of the Senses
    • Knowledge And Truth
    • The Significance of "Images"
  • Ethics:
    • Pleasure As the Highest Good
    • Virtue As Instrumental To Pleasure
    • The Relationship of Pleasure To Absence of Pain And Disturbance
    • Emotion In Epicurean Philosophy
    • Engagement With The Non-Epicurean World
    • Agency / Free Will
    • Friendship in Epicurean Philosophy
    • Justice in Epicurean Philosophy
    • Dealing With Adversity


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