{"product_id":"cause-and-explanation-in-ancient-philosophy-1","title":"Cause and Explanation in Ancient Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers an updated analysis of the use, meaning, and scope of the classical notion of \u003ci\u003eaitia\u003c\/i\u003e. It clarifies philosophical and philological questions about \u003ci\u003eaitia\u003c\/i\u003e and offers bold and innovative interpretations of this key concept of ancient philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe numerous meanings and nuances of \u003ci\u003eaitia \u003c\/i\u003eremain difficult to grasp. Ancient philosophers use \u003ci\u003eaitia\u003c\/i\u003e to explain the existence and activity of substances, bodies, souls, or gods. Paradoxically, its own definition remains difficult to establish. This book reconstructs some of the most important uses, variants, and scopes of the term \u003ci\u003eaitia\u003c\/i\u003e within different philosophical perspectives in antiquity, including early Greek philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Stoicism, and Islamic philosophy. The chapters analyze metaphysical aspects, epistemological issues, and logical implications of \u003ci\u003eaitia\u003c\/i\u003e. They engage with the most relevant critical literature generated in several modern languages. In doing so, they offer an inclusive and overarching re-evaluation of our assumptions about causation and explanation in ancient philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCause and Explanation in Ancient Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working on Pre-Socratic philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Hellenistic philosophy, late antiquity, and medieval philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International license.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54530785182040,"sku":"9781032307459","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032307459.jpg?v=1777909519","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cause-and-explanation-in-ancient-philosophy-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}