Necessity and Determinism in Robert Grosseteste's De libero arbitrio

• Autorzy: Marcin Trepczyński
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this paper, the theory of necessity proposed by Robert Grosseteste is presented. After showing the wide range of various kinds of determination discussed by him (connected with: (1) one's knowledge about the future, (2) predestination, (3) fate, (4) grace, (5) sin and temptation), a different context of Grosseteste's use of the notion of necessity is analyzed (within logical and metaphysical approaches). At the heart of his theory lie: the definition of necessity, which is that something lacks the capacity (posse) for its opposite, and the distinction between two perspectives within which we can consider necessity: (1) the one according to which the truthfulness of a dictum determines that it cannot be the opposite, (2) a pre- or atemporal one, as if something had not yet begun. On these grounds, Robert explains that God's omniscience is compatible with contingency, including human free decisions. Robert's theory is still relevant and useful in contemporary debates, as it can provide strong arguments and enrich discussions, thanks to the two- perspectives approach, which generates nine kinds of positions on the spectrum of determinism and indeterminism. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Human philosophy; History of philosophy; Philosophical thought

PL

Filozofia człowieka; Historia filozofii; Poglądy filozoficzne

• Czasopismo: Studia Humana
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 9(3/4)
• Strony: 165--176

Twórcy

autor

Marcin Trepczyński

• University of Warsaw, Poland

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DOI

10.2478/sh-2020-0035