Stoics and Daoists on Freedom as Doing Necessary Things
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7527542 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Machek (0000-0001-8560-605X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 174-200 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy East and West (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8221 • E-ISSN: 1529-1898 |
| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/pew.2018.0009 |
| OpenAlex | W2778969143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
In the modern and contemporary Western philosophical discourse, free action is typically contrasted with action that is compelled by necessity. This article explores an idea, reconstructed from some Daoist and Stoic thinkers, that freedom is an ability to do only actions that are necessary. Along with offering an original reading of the Stoic and Daoist texts, it also leans on this fundamental similarity to spell out some of the large-scale differences between the philosophical terrains of Greco-Roman and Chinese traditions
Action (physics · Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Reading (process · Similarity (geometry · Sociology · Spell · Theology · Artificial Intelligence · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |