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Teleology and the Norms of Nature: Studies in Philosophy

Autor William J. FitzPatrick
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 dec 2011
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415515672
ISBN-10: 041551567X
Pagini: 402
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Studies in Philosophy

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

William J. FitzPatrick is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech.

Cuprins

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.

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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.