Providence Lost / / Genevieve LLOYD.
In our ever more secular times-is providence lost? Perhaps, but as Lloyd makes clear, providence still exerts a powerful influence on our thought and in our lives. This book traces a succession of transformations in the concept of providence through the history of Western philosophy.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2008 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Euripides, Philosopher of the Stage -- 2. The World of Men and Gods -- 3. Agreeing with Nature Fate and Providence in Stoic Ethics -- 4. Augustine Divine Justice and the "Ordering" of Evil -- 5. The Philosopher and the Princess: Descartes and the Philosophical Life -- 6. Living with Necessity: Spinoza and the Philosophical Life -- 7. Designer Worlds -- 8. Providence as Progress -- 9. Providence Lost -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Further Reading -- Index |
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Summary: | In our ever more secular times-is providence lost? Perhaps, but as Lloyd makes clear, providence still exerts a powerful influence on our thought and in our lives. This book traces a succession of transformations in the concept of providence through the history of Western philosophy. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674040311 9783110442205 9783110459517 9783110662566 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674040311 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Genevieve LLOYD. |