Buch, Englisch, 402 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Reihe: Studies in Philosophy
Buch, Englisch, 402 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Reihe: Studies in Philosophy
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3602-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
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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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.