Functions: New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology

2002-01-01bookOxford University Press eBooks258 citationsclosed

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Abstract

1. PLATONIC AND ARISTOTELIAN ROOTS OF TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS IN COSMOLOGY AND BIOLOGY 3. A REBUTTAL ON FUNCTIONS 10. PAGAN TELEOLOGY: ADAPTATIONAL ROLE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND 13. HUMAN RATIONALITY AND THE UNIQUE ORIGIN CONSTRAINT

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