On Fate
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"On Fate" is a philosophical work, traditionally attributed to the Stoic thinker Alexander of Aphrodisias, that examines the nature of determinism, free will, and divine providence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Fate canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical text
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philosophical work ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
Stoic theories of fate
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relationship between providence and human action ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
criticize strict logical determinism
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defend human freedom ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander of Aphrodisias corpus ⓘ |
| author | Alexander of Aphrodisias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy | later commentators on Aristotle ⓘ |
| discusses |
causation
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contingency ⓘ divine foreknowledge ⓘ human choice ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ necessity ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophy of action ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasForm | polemical argument ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
compatibility of providence and freedom
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logical implications of future contingents ⓘ |
| influenced | later discussions of free will in antiquity ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Aristotle ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
determinism
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divine providence ⓘ fate ⓘ free will ⓘ |
| opposes | Stoic determinism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Aristotelian tradition ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | classical philosophy ⓘ |
| survivesAs | complete work ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Alexander of Aphrodisias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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