Since the nineteenth-century, it is almost a philosophical commonplace to maintain that the notion of “teleology” is a useless tool, a legacy of the past to be delivered into the dustbin of history. But to what extent this harsh judgment is actually warranted by the contemporary philosophical debate? The article discusses the topic, aiming at a preliminary sketch of the opposing views and trying to show why teleological notions are not likely to fade away, yet.
Beyond Teleology?
Costa, Paolo
2008-01-01
Abstract
Since the nineteenth-century, it is almost a philosophical commonplace to maintain that the notion of “teleology” is a useless tool, a legacy of the past to be delivered into the dustbin of history. But to what extent this harsh judgment is actually warranted by the contemporary philosophical debate? The article discusses the topic, aiming at a preliminary sketch of the opposing views and trying to show why teleological notions are not likely to fade away, yet.File in questo prodotto:
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