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Explanation and teleology in Aristotle's science of nature /
"In Aristotle's teleological view of the world, natural things come to be and are present for the sake of some function or end (for example, wings are present in birds for the sake of flying). Whereas much of recent scholarship has focused on uncovering the (meta- )physical underpinnings o...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Aristotle's defense of natural teleology : setting the stage for teleological explanations in the Physica
- Aristotle's bio-functional account of the soul : establishing the starting points of teleological explanation in the De Anima
- Introducing biology as a demonstrative science : the theory of teleological explanation in the De Partibus Animalium I
- Explaining parts of animals : the practice of teleological explanation in the De Partibus Animalium II-IV
- Making sense of the heavens : the limits of teleological explanation in the De Caelo
- Aristotle's model of science : formalizing teleological explanations in the Analytica Posteriora
- Conclusion.