Cicero, On Fate - Temperament And Geographical Determinism - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On Fate, which discusses problems and perspectives on determinism, causality, and freedom of the will. Specifically it examines his discussion early on in the work about a determinism that would view human actions and events as in some way caused by features of the physical environment of places a person is born or raised, or as caused by their temperaments, which they might have received in a variety of manners. While acknowledging that there can be influences, Cicero rejects any strong causal determinism of this sort when it comes to human choices and actions To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Cicero's On Fate - https://amzn.to/2ztUgtV