{"product_id":"books-the-shape-of-fate-by-bernadette-brady","title":"The Shape of Fate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is the shape of fate-and how has it been imagined, reasoned, and practised across time?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Fate\u003c\/em\u003e offers a wide-ranging philosophical exploration of one of humanity's oldest and most enduring concerns. From Plato's cosmic harmonies to modern debates on determinism, this book examines how thinkers across centuries have defined, defended, and challenged the idea of fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to this inquiry is the astrological tradition, which demonstrates its historical entanglement with philosophical and theological thought. Here, astrology is treated as a conceptual framework through which questions of freedom, causality, and cosmic participation have been explored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth scholarly and reflective, this book invites readers to consider fate not as a static doctrine, but as a shape-shifter across contexts, cultures, and centuries, yet persistently present in the human endeavour to find meaning in one's life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53503809913105,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781907767173_dbeec4c5-0e29-4c8e-9887-ea3307ce95b0.jpg?v=1778075478","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-shape-of-fate-by-bernadette-brady","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}