William J Fitzpatrick

Teleology and the Norms of Nature

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780415515672
• ISBN-10: 041551567X
• Artikelnr.: 42196019

Autorenporträt

William J. FitzPatrick is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Virginia Tech.

Inhaltsangabe

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.