Readership: Scholars and graduate students of ancient philosophy; philosophers working on freedom, action, and responsibility.
Susanne Bobzien, Professor of Philosophy, Yale University
"This is a work of magnificent scope and superb execution ... Suzanne Bobzien brings to her huge exegetical agenda an exceptional combination of clarity, independence of mind, knowledge of the sources, skill and judgement in using them, and logical expertise. As well as teaching us a great deal about Stoicism, this book is an education in how to deal with ancient philosophical texts ... Suzanne Bobzien has given us a marvellous aid for understanding and appreciating the Stoic doctrine of fate." - Sarah Broadie, Mind
Introduction 1: Determinism and Fate 2: Two Chrysippean Arguments for Causal Determinism 3: Modality, Determinism, and Freedom 4: Divination, Modality,and Universal Regularity 5: Fate, Action, and Motivation: The Idle Argument 6: Determinism and Moral Responsibility: Chrysippus's Compatibilism 7: Freedom and that which Depends on us: Epictetus and Early Stoics 8: A Later Stoic Theory of Compatibilism Bibliography; Indexes
