Fate, Providence and Moral Responsibility in Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Thought: Studies in Honour of Carlos Steel (Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Series 1) (English and French Edition)

This book forms a major contribution to the discussion on fate, providence, and moral responsibility in antiquity, the Middle Ages and early modern times. The thirty-seven chapters of this book cover the history of the philosophical problems of freedom and determinism since its origins in pre-Socratic philosophy up to the seventeenth century. The main focus points are classic Antiquity (Plato and Aristotle), the Neoplatonic synthesis of late Antiquity (Plotinus, Proclus, Simplicius), and thirteenth-century scholasticism (Thomas Aquinas, Henry of Ghent). These points not only represent key moments in the intellectual history of the West, but also feature the central figures and periods to which Carlos Steel has devoted his philosophical career. Contents 6 Fate, Providence and Moral Responsibility: An Introduction 10 Gerd Van Riel (KU Leuven) & Pieter d’Hoine (KU Leuven) 10 Part 1: Plato and Aristotle 16 1. Émergence de la thématique de la providence divine de Diogène d’Apollonie à Platon 18 Lambros Couloubaritsis (Université Libre de Bruxelles et Académie Royale de Belgique) 18 2. Comment être responsable de son destin ? 38 Pierre Destrée (FNRS/Université catholique de Louvain) 38 3. Liberté et caractère dans le mythe d’Er* 54 Sylvain Delcomminette (Université Libre de Bruxelles) 54 4. The Fate of Providence and Plato’s World Soul in Aristotle 74 John Dudley (KU Leuven) 74 5. Was Aristotle an Ethical Determinist? 90 Jörn Müller (Universität Würzburg) 90 Part 2: Hellenistic and Early Imperial Philosophy 116 6. Presuppositions of Moral Action in Aristotle and Alexander of Aphrodisias 118 Frans A.J. de Haas (Leiden University) 118 7. Plutarch and the Stoic Theory of Providence 132 Keimpe Algra (Utrecht University) 132 8. The Middle Platonic Doctrine of Conditional Fate 152 Jan Opsomer (KU Leuven) 152 Part 3: Plotinus 184 9. The Question of Evil in the World in Plotinus 186 Luc Brisson (CNRS Paris/Villejuif)* 186 10. Plotinus’ Metaphorical Reading of the Timaeus: 202 Riccardo Chiaradonna (Università ‘Roma Tre’, Roma) 202 11. Choice, Self-Determination and Assimilation to God in Plotinus* 226 Alessandro Linguiti (Università di Siena) 226 Part 4: The Neoplatonic Commentators 240 12. Signs and Tokens: Do the Gods of Neoplatonism Really Care? 242 John M. Dillon (Trinity College Dublin) 242 13. A Problem concerning Providence 254 Robbert M. van den Berg (Leiden University) 254 14. Ascent of the Soul and Grades of Freedom 268 Christoph Helmig (Universität zu Köln) & Antonio L.C. Vargas (HU Berlin/Princeton)* 268 15. A Fatal or Providential Affair? 282 Danielle A. Layne (Georgia Southern University) 282 16. Le cycle triadique de la causalité démiurgique : 306 Alain Lernould (CNRS, Lille III) 306 17. Hermias of Alexandria on Socrates’ Divine Sign 324 Geert Roskam (KU Leuven) 324 18. When Should a Philosopher Consult Divination? 340 Gary Gabor (Hamline University) 340 Part 5: Greek Patristics and the Byzantine Tradition 356 19. Goodness, Evil and the Free Will of Man in Gregory of Nyssa 358 Claudio Moreschini (Università degli Studi di Pisa) 358 20. Édition d’un fragment Contre les astronomes, 372 Caroline Macé (KU Leuven) 372 21. A Late Antique Debate on Matter-Evil Revisited in 11th-Century Byzantium 398 Michele Trizio (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro) 398 22. The Metochion, Holy Sepulchre 363 Manuscript and an unpublished Byzantine Opuscule on Predetermination 410 Peter Van Deun (KU Leuven) & Erika Gielen (KU Leuven) 410 Part 6: The Arabic Tradition 434 23. La Providence selon le « Livre de la réprimande de l’âme » attribué à Hermès Trismégiste 436 Daniel De Smet (CNRS, Paris) 436 24. What about Providence in the Best of All Possible Worlds? 456 Jules Janssens (KU Leuven) 456 25. Providence in Averroes 470 Richard C. Taylor (Marquette University/KU Leuven) 470 Part 7: The Medieval Latin Tradition 488 26. Are First Movements Venial Sins? 490 Tianyue Wu (Peking University) 490 27. La doctrine aristotélicienne de la providence divine selon Thomas d’Aquin 510 Valérie Cordonier (CNRS, UMR 7219/Université Paris Diderot/KU Leuven) 510 28. Divine Government and Human Freedom 532 Andreas Speer (University of Cologne) 532 29. Thomas Aquinas on Providence, Contingency and the Usefulness of Prayer 554 Rudi te Velde (Tilburg University) 554 30. Divine Predestination, Human Merit and Moral Responsibility 568 Pasquale Porro (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro/Université Paris – Sorbonne) 568 31. Henry of Ghent and the Ethics of Intention 586 Marialucrezia Leone (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 586 32. Henry of Ghent on Fatalism and Naturalism 606 Gordon A. Wilson (University of North Carolina, Asheville) 606 33. Voir la Providence 620 Jean-Michel Counet (Université catholique de Louvain) 620 34. Fate, Providence and Predestination in the Sapiential Project of Denys the Carthusian 632 Kent Emery, Jr. (University of Notre Dame) 632 Part 8: Early Modern Thought 652 35. Human Nature and Moral Responsibility 654 Demmy Verbeke (KU Leuven) 654 36. L’antifatalisme de Jules Sirenius 668 Guy Guldentops (Thomas-Institut, Köln) 668 37. Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) on Predestination, Providence and Free Will 692 Filips Defoort (KU Leuven) 692 Bibliography 712 INDICES 786 DE WULF-MANSION CENTRE ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY 802 Fate, providence and moral responsibility : an introduction / Gerd Van Riel & Pieter d'Hoine Part 1. Plato and Aristotle Émergence de la thématique de la providence divine de Diogène d'Apollonie à Platon / Lambros Couloubaritsis Comment être responsable de son destin? : Platon et le mythe d'Er / Pierre Destrée Liberté et caractère dans le mythe d'Er / Sylvain Delcomminette The fate of providence and Plato's world soul in Aristotle / John Dudley Was Aristotle an ethical determinist? : reflections on his theory of action and voluntariness / Jörn Müller Part 2. Hellenistic and early imperial philosophy Presuppositions of moral action in Aristotle and Alexander of Aphrodisias / Frans A.J. de Haas Plutarch and the Stoic theory of providence / Keimpe Algra The middle Platonic doctrine of conditional fate / Jan Opsomer Part 3. Plotinus The question of evil in the world in Plotinus / Luc Brisson Plotinus' metaphorical reading of the Timaeus : soul, methematics, providence / Riccardo Chiaradonna Choice, self-determination and assimilation to God in Plotinus / Alessandro Linguiti Part 4. The Neoplatonic commentators Signs and tokens : do the gods of Neoplatonism really care? / John Dillon A problem concerning providence : Proclus and Plutarch on inherited guilt and postponed punishment / Robbert M. van den Berg Ascent of the soul and grades of freedom : Neoplatonic theurgy between ritual and philosophy / Christoph Helmig & Antonio L.C. Vargas A fatal or providential affair? : Socrates and Alcibiades in Proclus' commentary on the Alcibiades I / Danielle A. Layne Le cycle triadique de la causalité démiurgique : bonté, vouloir, providence : l'interprétation proclienne de Timée 29e1-30c2 / Alain Lernould Hermias of Alexandria on Socrates' divine sign / Geert Roskam When should a philosopher consult divination? : Epictetus amd Simplicius on fate and what is up to us / Gary Gabor. Part 5. Greek Patristics and the Byzantine tradition Goodness, evil and the free will of man in Gregory of Nyssa / Claudio Moreschini Édition d'un fragment Contre les astronomes, contenant une contribution à la théorie des quatre humeurs et des tempéraments / Caroline Macé A late antique debate on matter-evil revisited in 11th-century Byzantium : John Italos and his Quaestio 92 / Michele Trizio The Metochion, Holy Sepulchre 363 manuscript and an unpublished Byzantine opuscule on predetermination / Peter Van Deun & Erika Gielen Part 6. The Arabic tradition La Providence selon le "Livre de la réprimande de l'âme" attribué à Hermès Trismégiste : un document néoplatonicien arabe oublié / Daniel De Smet What about providence in the best of all possible worlds? : Avicenna and Leibniz / Jules Janssens Providence in Averroes / Richard Taylor Part 7. The medieval Latin tradition Are first movements venial sins? : Augustinian doctrine and Aquinas's reinterpretation / Tianyue Wu La doctrine aristotélicienne de la providence divine selon Thomas d'Aquin / Valérie Cordonier Divine government and human freedom / Andreas Speer Thoms Aquinas on providence, contingency and the usefulness of prayer / Rudi te Velde Divine predestination, human merit and moral responsibility : the reception of Augustine's doctrine of irresistible grace in Thomas Aquinas, Henry of Ghent and John Duns Scotus / Pasquale Porro Henry of Ghent and the ethics of intention / Marialucrezia Leone Henry of Ghent on fatalism and naturalism / Gordon Wilson Voir la providence : autour du De visione Dei de Nicolas de Cues / Jean-Michel Counet Fate, providence and predestination in the sapiential project of Denys the Carthusian / Kent Emery, Jr. Part 8. Early modern thought Human nature and moral responsibility in the work of Juan Luis Vives / Demmy Verbeke L'anti-fatalisme de Julius Sirenius / Guy Guldentops Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) on predestination, providence and free will / Filips Defoort. Essays on key moments in the intellectual history of the West. This book forms a major contribution to the discussion on fate, providence and moral responsibility in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Early Modern times. Through 37 original papers, renowned scholars from many different countries, as well as a number of young and promising researchers, write the history of the philosophical problems of freedom and determinism since its origins in pre-socratic philosophy up to the seventeenth century. The main focus points are classic Antiquity (Plato and Aristotle), the Neoplatonic synthesis of late Antiquity (Plotinus, Proclus, Simplicius), and thirteenth-century scholasticism (Thomas Aquinas, Henry of Ghent). They do not only represent key moments in the intellectual history of the West, but are also the central figures and periods to which Carlos Steel, the dedicatary of this volume, has devoted his philosophical career. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). Contributors: Lambros Couloubaritsis (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Pierre Destrée (FNRS/Université Catholique de Louvain), Sylvain Delcomminette (Université Libre de Bruxelles), John Dudley (KU Leuven), Jörn Müller (Universität Würzburg), Frans De Haas (Leiden University), Keimpe Algra (Utrecht University), Jan Opsomer (KU Leuven), Luc Brisson (CNRS, UPR 76, Paris), Riccardo Chiaradonna (Università di Roma Tre), Alessandro Linguiti (Università di Siena), John Dillon (Trinity College Dublin), Bert van den Berg (Leiden University), Christoph Helmig (Universität zu Köln), Antonio L.C. Vargas (Humboldt Universität Berlin), Danielle A. Layne (Georgia Southern University), Alain Lernould (CNRS, Lille III), Geert Roskam (KU Leuven), Gary Gabor (Hamline University), Claudio Moreschini (Università di Pisa), Caroline Macé (KU Leuven), Michele Trizio (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro), Peter Van Deun (KU Leuven), Erika Gielen (KU Leuven), Daniel De Smet (CNRS, UMR 8584, Paris), Jules Janssens (KU Leuven), Richard Taylor (Marquette University), Wu Tianyue (Beijing University), Valérie Cordonier (CNRS, Laboratoire SPHERE, UMR 7217), Andreas Speer (Universität zu Köln), Rudi Te Velde (Tilburg University), Pasquale Porro (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro), Marialucrezia Leone (KU Leuven), Gordon Wilson (University of North Carolina, Asheville), Jean-Michel Counet (Université Catholique de Louvain), Kent Emery, jr (University of Notre Dame), Demmy Verbeke (KU Leuven), Filips Defoort (KU Leuven), and Guy Guldentops (Thomas Institut, Köln) This Book Forms A Major Contribution To The Discussion On Fate, Providence And Moral Responsibility In Antiquity, The Middle Ages And Early Modern Times. Through 37 Original Papers, Renowned Scholars From Many Different Countries, As Well As A Number Of Young And Promising Researchers, Write The History Of The Philosophical Problems Of Freedom And Determinism Since Its Origins In Pre-socratic Philosophy Up To The Seventeenth Century. The Main Focus Points Are Classic Antiquity (plato And Aristotle), The Neoplatonic Synthesis Of Late Antiquity (plotinus, Proclus, Simplicius), And Thirteenth-century Scholasticism (thomas Aquinas, Henry Of Ghent). They Do Not Only Represent Key Moments In The Intellectual History Of The West, But Are Also The Central Figures And Periods To Which Carlos Steel, The Dedicatary Of This Volume, Has Devoted His Philosophical Career.-- A Late Antique Debate On Matter-evil Revisited In 11th-century Byzantium : John Italos And His Quaestio 92 / Michele Trizio. Edited By Pieter D'hoine And Gerd Van Riel. Festschrift. Many Of The Contributions Collected Here Were Presented At A Conference Held At The Institute Of Philosophy In Leuven, Belgium On 25-27 November, 2010...--p. Xiv Includes Bibliographical References (pages [697]-769) And Indexes. 28 English, 9 French Contributions.