Polybius and Stoic <i>Tyche</i>
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2011-03-01
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| spelling | doaj.art-487bd7b4aaa44ded9f56a711bd2cd3ec2022-12-21T20:06:58ZengDuke UniversityGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies0017-39162159-31592011-03-015111111328261Polybius and Stoic <i>Tyche</i>René Brouwer<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Polybius’ notion of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tyche</em> resembles that of the Stoics in that it is epistemological: he allows chance to be invoked for phenomena whose causes cannot or cannot yet be discovered by our limited human understanding.</p> <!--EndFragment--> <p> </p> <!--EndFragment-->http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/8141 |
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