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The Sea Battle and the Master Argument
This chapter is in the book The Sea Battle and the Master Argument

Chapters in this book

  1. I-XII I
  2. 1 Preliminaries: Terminology and Notation 1
  3. 2 Aristotle and the Future Sea Battle: Introduction 12
  4. 3 The Opening Moves 18
  5. 4 The Fatalist’s Arguments 24
  6. 5 Aristotle’s Response: a First Approximation 35
  7. 6 Bivalence and Determinism 49
  8. 7 The Worn-out Cloak and the Principle of Plenitude 54
  9. 8 From Truth to Necessity: the Theory 79
  10. 9 From Truth to Necessity: Aristotelian Texts 97
  11. 10 Simple and Hypothetical Necessity 114
  12. 11 From Truth to Necessity: Peripatetic Texts 128
  13. 12 The Commentators’ Interpretation of De Interpretatione 9 146
  14. 13 Some Formalities 185
  15. 14 Metaphysics E.3 on Causal Determinism: a Comparison 193
  16. 15 Reconstructing the Master Argument of Diodorus Cronus: Introduction 217
  17. 16 Gassendi’s Proposal: a First Attempt 221
  18. 17 The Reconstructions of Zeller and Hintikka 236
  19. 18 Prior’s Reconstruction 242
  20. 19 The Consistency and Plausibility Constraints 261
  21. 20 Barreau’s ‘Stoic’ and ‘Diodorean’ Reconstructions 270
  22. 21 Vuillemin’s Reconstruction 276
  23. 22 The Proposed Reconstruction 282
  24. 23 The Responses of Cleanthes and Chrysippus 297
  25. 24 Diodorus and Cicero 306
  26. 25 Diodorus and Aristotle 319
  27. Appendix 1: Some Arabic and Medieval Interpretations of De Interpretatione 9 329
  28. Appendix 2: Alexander on Foreknowledge and Contingency: DeFato 30–1 351
  29. Appendix 3: [Alexander] Quaestio 1.4 368
  30. Bibliography 377
  31. Index of Passages Cited from Ancient Authors 389
  32. Index of Arabic and Medieval Authors 399
  33. Index of Modern Authors 400
  34. General Index 404
  35. 407-408 407
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110866346.306

Chapters in this book

  1. I-XII I
  2. 1 Preliminaries: Terminology and Notation 1
  3. 2 Aristotle and the Future Sea Battle: Introduction 12
  4. 3 The Opening Moves 18
  5. 4 The Fatalist’s Arguments 24
  6. 5 Aristotle’s Response: a First Approximation 35
  7. 6 Bivalence and Determinism 49
  8. 7 The Worn-out Cloak and the Principle of Plenitude 54
  9. 8 From Truth to Necessity: the Theory 79
  10. 9 From Truth to Necessity: Aristotelian Texts 97
  11. 10 Simple and Hypothetical Necessity 114
  12. 11 From Truth to Necessity: Peripatetic Texts 128
  13. 12 The Commentators’ Interpretation of De Interpretatione 9 146
  14. 13 Some Formalities 185
  15. 14 Metaphysics E.3 on Causal Determinism: a Comparison 193
  16. 15 Reconstructing the Master Argument of Diodorus Cronus: Introduction 217
  17. 16 Gassendi’s Proposal: a First Attempt 221
  18. 17 The Reconstructions of Zeller and Hintikka 236
  19. 18 Prior’s Reconstruction 242
  20. 19 The Consistency and Plausibility Constraints 261
  21. 20 Barreau’s ‘Stoic’ and ‘Diodorean’ Reconstructions 270
  22. 21 Vuillemin’s Reconstruction 276
  23. 22 The Proposed Reconstruction 282
  24. 23 The Responses of Cleanthes and Chrysippus 297
  25. 24 Diodorus and Cicero 306
  26. 25 Diodorus and Aristotle 319
  27. Appendix 1: Some Arabic and Medieval Interpretations of De Interpretatione 9 329
  28. Appendix 2: Alexander on Foreknowledge and Contingency: DeFato 30–1 351
  29. Appendix 3: [Alexander] Quaestio 1.4 368
  30. Bibliography 377
  31. Index of Passages Cited from Ancient Authors 389
  32. Index of Arabic and Medieval Authors 399
  33. Index of Modern Authors 400
  34. General Index 404
  35. 407-408 407
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