Citation

Maar A. Rev. Archai 2022; 32: e03203.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Universidade de Brasília Instituto de Ciência Humanas)

DOI

10.14195/1984-249X_32_03

PMID

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Abstract

In this article, we present and explain ten different possible meanings of a chance event - some ontological, some epistemic - and provide examples whenever possible. We describe and illustrate more carefully the view of chance (tyche) expressed by Aristotle in his Physics, a demanding and complex notion, and critically contrast it with the other senses examined, attempting to determine any (in)compatibilism.

Language: en

Keywords

Aristotle; automaton; chance; tyche