Teleology and the Norms of Nature

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

Av William J. FitzPatrick

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This work is an examination of teleological attributions i.e. ascriptions of proper functions and natural ends) to the features and behavior of living things with a view to understanding their application to human life.

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Utgivningsdatum2000-04-28
Mått138 x 216 x undefined mm
Vikt880 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Philosophy
Antal sidor402
FörlagTaylor & Francis Inc
ISBN9780815336020

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Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Functional Systems: Artificial and Organic; Chapter 3: Natural Selection; Genes and Organismic Welfare; Chapter 4: An Account of Biological Teleology; Chapter 5: Development and Applications of the Account; Chapter 6: Welfare and Natural Teleology; Chapter 7: Contrasts with Dawkins and with Standard Etiological Accounts; Chapter 8: An Account of Functional Teleological Explanation: Historical Sensitivity Without Reduction; Chapter 9: Biological Teleology in Human Life; Chapter 10:Human Nature and Morality; Bibliography; Index.