Abstract:
This paper aims to reconstruct and analyze the Master Argument (kyrieuon logos) attributed to Diodorus Chronus under the perspective of Aristotle's criticism of extreme actualism in Metaphysics IX. 3. From this point of view, the paper locates Diodorus' theoretical project within the framework of his philosophical dispute with Aristotle's metaphysics and the Aristotelian concept of δύναµις, trying to show that what really lies behind this dialectical confrontation is a theoretical problem of important practical consequences: the excluding disjunction between chance and destiny as paradigms of conceptual interpretation and moral action.
Keywords:
Kyrieuon logos; Diodorus Chronus; Aristotle; Actualism; Determinism