Andrew Woodfield: Teleology | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780521143752 | Teleology | Andrew Woodfield | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2010

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Beschreibung

The notions of purpose, goal, end and function are used (and abused) in descriptions of a very wide range of human, animal and machine behaviour. Andrew Woodfield provides here a unified account of such teleological descriptions and explanations, their varieties, their logical structure and their proper uses. He concentrates his argument on the concepts of 'goal-directed behaviour' and 'natural function', and combines original philosophical criticism with a meticulous, detailed survey of the main competing theories in this diffuse and difficult field.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Part I. Introduction: what is teleology?; 2. The method of analysis; Part II. Goal-Directed Behaviour: 3. Braithwaite's plasticity theory; 4. Sommerhoff's theory of directive correlation; 5. Charles Taylor's conception to teleology; 6. General assessment of behaviourist theories; Part III. Functions: 7. Functions and ends; 8. Ends and functional explanations; Part IV. Goals: 9. An externalist theory of goals; 10. Internalist theories; 11. The cybernetical approach; Part V. Conclusion: 12. Unifying theory of teleological description; Select bibliography; Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780521143752
ISBN-10:	0521143756
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Woodfield, Andrew
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Andrew Woodfield
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.04.2010
Gewicht:	0,35 kg