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Book review of Did God Care? Providence, Dualism, and Will in Later Greek and Early Christian Philosophy, written by Dylan M. Burns
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Why is it important?
The book offers in a brilliant study the first complete scholarly monograph in Anglophone on the question of divine providence in the ancient philosophy of the first centuries CE. It surveys the ancient accounts on providence and bridges the gap between philosophy, classical philology, religious studies, and theology.
Perspectives
Dylan Burns' monograph is an invaluable contribution to the study of providence in later Greek and Roman philosophy. The excellent balance between primary and secondary literature in the book offers an enlightening discussion of late antique philosophical and theosophical sources on the problems of free will, religious dualism, and divine care.
Dr. Giannis Stamatellos
Institute of Philosophy and Technology
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This page is a summary of: Did God Care? Providence, Dualism, and Will in Later Greek and Early Christian Philosophy, written by Dylan M. Burns, The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, October 2021, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/18725473-12341505.
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