Fate and Freedom in Ancient Stoicism and Augustine's Critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3361199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosario Neuman Lorenzini (0000-0003-2024-0610, Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso, corresponding author), Sergi Grau Guijarro (0000-0001-6599-0752, Universitat de Barcelona, corresponding author), Miguel Ángel Belmonte (0000-0002-8653-7735, Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 874 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel16070874 |
| OpenAlex | W4412085107 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
This article is divided into three parts. First, a brief exposition of the ontological foundations of ancient determinism is provided to explain the worldview held by such a philosophical position. The second part sets out the argument used by Chrysippus to make causal determinism compatible with moral responsibility, and points out the tensions that such a position entails. In the third part, the notion of freedom of ancient Stoicism is contrasted with the philosophy of Augustine in order to determine the novelty that Christianity represented in this matter
Art · Epistemology · Stoicism · Augustinian Studies and Theology · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · Free Will and Agency · Philosophy
Platonist Philosophy 80 BC to AD 250
Augustine
Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers
A moral freedom to which we might aspire
Augustine on will, freedom, and foreknowledge
Augustine's compatibilism
The Hellenistic Philosophers
Stoicorum veterum fragmenta
Fate and Possibility in Early Stoic Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |