Teleology and the Norms of Nature / Edition 1

by William J. FitzPatrick

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815336020
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/28/2000
Series:	Studies in Philosophy
Pages:	402
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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.