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      La causa de la acción humana según Alejandro de Afrodisia, Mantissa 23 y De Fato 15 Translated title: The cause of human action according to Alexander of Aphrodisias, Mantissa 23 and De Fato 15

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          Carlo Natali se ocupa de examinar las bases y detalles del debate de Alejandro con los deterministas, así como sus razones para mostrar el papel decisivo de la deliberación en la explicación de la acción. El punto de partida de Alejandro es el capítulo 9 del De interpretatione, texto que indica de una manera bastante clara que Aristóteles visualizó las consecuencias, absurdas en su opinión, del determinismo. En su discusión Natali examina la influencia de los argumentos de Alejandro en el comentario de Boecio al De interpretatione; un aspecto particularmente destacable del ensayo de Natali es que éste muestra que Alejandro -y Aspacio antes de él-, aun dando por supuesta la relevancia decisiva de la deliberación en la explicación de la acción, modifica en parte la teoría aristotélica de la deliberación, ya que trata de adaptarla a la nueva situación cultural y al nuevo debate filosófico de su tiempo. Natali hace notar que la aparente incorporación por parte de Alejandro de terminología y nociones estoicas (como la de asentimiento) es parte de una inteligente estrategia para combatir a los deterministas estoicos en su propio terreno: lo decisivo es la deliberación como ingrediente central en la explicación de la acción, así como el hecho de poder elegir una cosa o algo distinto de ella (De fato 178, 22), si eso parece preferible.

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          Carlo Natali's essay is concerned with closely examining Alexander's debate with the determinists as well as his reasons to show the crucial role of deliberation in the account of action. Alexander's starting point is chapter 9 of De interpretatione, text that indicates that Aristotle clearly envisaged the consequences, absurd in his view, of determinism. In his discussion, Natali examines the influence of Alexander's arguments on Boetius' commentary on De interpretatione; an aspect particularly remarkable of Natali's essay is that he shows that Alexander -and previously Aspasius-, even taking for granted the assumed crucial relevance of deliberation in the account of action, modifies in part the Aristotelian theory of deliberation, since he attempts to adapt it to the new cultural situation and the new philosophical debate of his time. Natali notes that Alexander's apparent incorporation of Stoic terminology and notions (such as that of assent) is part of a clever strategy to fight against the Stoic determinists in their own ground: the crucial point is the deliberation as a central ingredient in the explanation of action, as well as the fact that one is able to choose a thing or something different from it (De fato 178, 22), if that appears preferable.

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                Estudios de Filosofía
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                Instituto de Filosofía, Universidad de Antioquia. (Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia )
                0121-3628
                December 2009
                : 40
                : 159-181
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                [01] Venecia orgnameUniversità di Venecia orgdiv1Dipartimento di Filosofia e Teoria delle Scienze Italia natali@ 123456unive.it
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                S0121-36282009000200007 S0121-3628(09)00004007
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                : 06 June 2009
                : 03 August 2009
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                determinismo,deliberación,Alejandro,Aristóteles,determinism,deliberation,Alexander,Aristotle

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