From Teleology to Backward Causation: How Do They Contribute to Our Understanding of the Nature of Concepts?

The paper analyses the traditional concept of teleology, as well as its modern descendant, the concept of function (as used in the context of so-called functional explanations), against the background of such notions as purposive action, concepts, causality, time, and space-time. The author distingu...

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Vydáno v:	Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture Ročník 8; číslo 3; s. 128 - 166
Hlavní autor:	Poręba, Marcin
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	University of Warsaw 31.10.2024
Témata:	backward causation concepts functional explanation purposive action space-time teleology time
ISSN:	2544-302X, 2544-302X
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