Título: Aristotle on Teleology
Autor: Monte Ransome Johnson
Sinopse: Monte Johnson examines the most controversial aspects of Aristiotle's natural philosophy: his teleology. Is teleology about causation or explanation? Does it exclude or obviate mechanism, determinism, or materialism? Is it focused on the good of individual organisms, or is god or man the ultimate end of all processes and entities? Is teleology restricted to living things, or does it apply to the cosmos as a whole? Does it identify objectively existent causes in the world, or is it merely a heuristic for our understanding of other causal processes? Johnson argues that Aristotle's aporetic approach drives a middle course between these traditional oppositions, and avoids the dilemma, frequently urged against teleology, between backwards causation and anthropomorphism. Acabamento: Paperback. Peso: 393g. Dimensões: 23 x 16 x 1.
Contexto da obra
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Editora: Oxford Uk
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2008
Edição: 1ª EDIÇÃO
ISBN:
ISBN13: 9780199238507
