Critolaus on god and divine providence
Abstract
This chapter is a reassessment of the admittedly sparse—and often unreliable—fragmentary evidence for Critolaus’ views on two related issues: The nature of god and the scope of god’s providence or foreknowledge ( pronoia ). After an examination of the few brief fragments on the composition of soul and god, the question considered is whether Critolaus held that god’s providence was limited to the celestial realm or penetrated into the sublunary world. It is argued that the evidence offers a bit more support for what has been called the “No Sublunary Providence” view, though any conclusions about this fall short of certainty.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Classical Philosophy and Thought
Classical Antiquity Studies
Historical
Religious
and Philosophical Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 30–48
- Publication date
- 16 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter