420: GARY SAUL MORSON: From Determinism’s Moment to Open Time
The great Russian writers—Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, others—challenged determinism’s belief in pre-ordained outcomes (as opposed to free will or chance) for any moment. Tolstoy argued instead for a radical contingency; Dostoevsky noted determinism’s falsity to human psychology; and Chekhov viewed determinism as an excuse to avoid responsibility. The Northwestern Univ. professor in Slavic languages and literature revisits these arguments, and how their reasoning might help us to accept a more “open” notion of Time.
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When:
Sunday November 7, 2004
3:00 to 4:00 PM
Where:
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave.
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