Problem of relation between luck and morality in selected ancient philosophers
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luck
moral luck
Plato
Aristotel
Stoics
Thomas of Aquin
Williams
Nagel

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STRZYŻYŃSKI, P. (2017). Problem of relation between luck and morality in selected ancient philosophers. Filozofia Chrześcijańska, 14, 109–140. Pobrano z https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/fc/article/view/9612

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The article presents views of selected philosophers, from antiquity and the Middle Ages, on luck and its role in morality. It shows that, for example, Plato did not consider moral luck. Aristotle did but without such concequences as Williams and Nagel did. Stoics also considered morality as independent from the fortune provided that the wise man is able to become independent from luck. In the ancient times, the role of luck or fate was undoubtedly perceived but not theorized. The luck was not the reason for the question of the meaning of moral responsibility.

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