Current Issues in TeleologyNicholas Rescher Presents a collection of twelve essays on teleological explanation in the natural sciences dealing with considerations regarding teleological concepts in biology to the role of teleology in the human sciences and even in cosmology. Co-published with the Center for Philosophy of Science. |
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PREFACE | 1 |
Michael Boylan Monadic and Systemic Teleology | 15 |
William Bechtel Teleological Functional Analyses | 26 |
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