Thesis
Diderot and d’Holbach: a theory of determinism
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This thesis offers a detailed analysis of Diderot and d'Holbach's argument for determinism, identifying its building blocks in the Causal Principle, Causal Necessitation, and the Laws of Nature. Diderot and d'Holbach's argument differs significantly from present-day ones and may therefore problematise our modern understanding of determinism.
This work next examines how determinism affects both thinkers' ideas about ethics and society, paying considerable attention to their rejection...
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Funding
Drapers' Company Senior Scholarship - Hertford College
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The Vice-Chancellors' Fund
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Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
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- Deposit date:
- 2018-09-02
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Sciuto, R
- Copyright date:
- 2018
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