Teleology and the norms of nature

著者

    • FitzPatrick, William Joseph

書誌事項

Teleology and the norms of nature

William J. FitzPatrick

(Studies in philosophy)

Garland Publishing, 2000

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"A Garland series."

Bibliographical references: p. 371-380

Indexes: p. 381-390

内容説明・目次

内容説明

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.

目次

  • 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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