The Theory of Will in Classical Antiquity

The Theory of Will in Classical AntiquityIn this landmark volume of the Sather Classical Lectures, The Theory of Will in Classical Antiquity, Albrecht Dihle traces how ancient Greek and early Christian thinkers grappled with the problem of human volition. Beginning with cosmological frameworks in Galen and Celsus, Dihle shows how Greek philosophy long resisted formulating a distinct theory of will, preferring to ground human action in knowledge, reason, and harmony with cosmic order. He

Weil seeks to encourage a return to “liturgical sense” across the church

describes its social role

cardinals at Trent and heretics in hiding

With growing urbanization

Typographen und Buchgestaltern befriedigen

The notion of structure is Arnheim's guide in these explorations

damit neue

sehr interessanter Briefe an seine Frau Karoline aus der Zeit unmittelbar vor dem Aufbruch zur vermeintlichen Italienreise

Sven Beckert

Byzantinisten und Kunsthistoriker

and eclipsing other ways of doing

with [a] complicated and compelling detective duo” (The New Yorker)