Free Will: An Historical and Philosophical Introduction

Publication Type

Book

Year of Publication

1999

Author

Dilman, İlham

Publisher

Routledge

Place Published

London

Language

English

Keywords

Spinoza, Benedictus de
Homer
Iliad
Plato
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Necessity
freedom
grace
Morality

Annotation

In addition to Chapter 13 "Simone Weil: freedom with the confines of necessity", Simone is also discussed in Chapter 1 "Homer and the Iliad" - see section " Simone Weil on the Iliad: necessity and grace" p. 13 - 20, Chapter 3 "Plato and Moral Determinism" , Chapter 8 "Spinoza" and Chapter 15 "Wittgenstein" - see section " Wittgenstein and Simone Weil: the thief and the falling stone" p. 238-244