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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Veröffentlicht in:	Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture Jg. 8; H. 3; S. 128 - 166
1. Verfasser:	Poręba, Marcin
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	University of Warsaw 31.10.2024
Schlagworte:	backward causation concepts functional explanation purposive action space-time teleology time
ISSN:	2544-302X, 2544-302X
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