Purposiveness: Teleology Between Nature and Mind [German]

Since the rise of modern thought and natural science, teleological discourses have been banished as explanatory tools in natural investigations. The various contributions to this volume embrace the task of rethinking natural purposiveness in accordance with natural science. They set out from the issue of whether, and in which form, it is possible to talk of purposes in nature, without resorting to an account requesting some intentional agent. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3110320991
• ISBN13: 9783110320992
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary