Paradeigmata Voluntatis. All’origine della concezione moderna di volontà

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] Paradeigmata Voluntatis. At the origin of the modern conception of will

Elisabetta Cattanei* (Editor), S. Maso (Editor)

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Abstract

'Will’ descends, etymologically, from voluntas. However, in the meaning of voluntas it is no longer possible to grasp the terminological plurivocity present in Greek language. Consequently, the theory of action, which Aristotle and Greek thought in general had extensively dealt with, in the Roman context has adapted to a simplified conceptual framework. The essays collected here have allowed us to focus on a brand new articulated paradigm. Within it, we find a renewed concept of ‘will’: the voluntas which is explained in the modern interpretation of the ‘voluntary act’, and ‘voluntarism’ tout-court.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] Paradeigmata Voluntatis. At the origin of the modern conception of will
Original languageItalian
PublisherHakkert, Ca' Foscari University Press
Number of pages237
ISBN (Print)9788869695841
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Publication series

NameLEXIS. SUPPLEMENTO

Keywords

  • Voluntas
  • Will, Responsibility, Action, Impulse.

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