Is Aristotle’s Response to the Argument for Fatalism in De Interpretatione 9 Successful?

The goal of this paper is to figure out whether Aristotle’s response to the argument for fatalism in De Interpretatione 9 is a success. By “response” it is meant not simply the reasons Aristotle offers to highlight why fatalism does not accord with how we conduct our lives, but also the solution he...

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Autores:
Istvan Jr., M. A.
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/48891
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/48891
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/42348/
Palabra clave:
Filosofía
filosofía antigua
ética
Aristotle
fatalism
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Summary:The goal of this paper is to figure out whether Aristotle’s response to the argument for fatalism in De Interpretatione 9 is a success. By “response” it is meant not simply the reasons Aristotle offers to highlight why fatalism does not accord with how we conduct our lives, but also the solution he devises to block he argument for fatalism. This paper finds that a) Aristotle’s argument for fatalism is essentially bivalence plus that the truth of a proposition implies necessity, b) that Aristotle’s solution is to restrict bivalence, c) that this solution is coherent, and d) that while this solution does not rule out the possibility of fatalism, it does succeed in blocking the argument for fatalism offered within chapter 9.