UID:
almafu_9960118518102883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 311 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-108-87210-7
,
1-108-87058-9
,
1-108-87397-9
Content:
In antiquity living beings are inextricably linked to the cosmos as a whole. Ancient biology and cosmology depend upon one another and therefore a complete understanding of one requires a full account of the other. This volume addresses many philosophical issues that arise from this double relation. Does the cosmos have a soul of its own? Why? Is either of these two disciplines more basic than the other, or are they at the same explanatory level? What is the relationship between living things and the cosmos as a whole? If the cosmos is an animate intelligent being, what is the nature of its thoughts and actions? How do these relate to our own thoughts and actions? Do they pose a threat to our autonomy as subjects and agents? And what is the place of zoogony in cosmogony? A distinguished international team of contributors provides original essays discussing these questions.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 May 2021).
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-83657-7
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108873970
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