The “mechanism of nature” in the philosophy of I. Kant a key to understanding the mechanical inexplicability of organic beings

Ideas Y Valores 68 (169):205-218 (2019)
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RESUMEN Se busca precisar dos sentidos de mecanismo en Kant, a saber, el "mecanismo de la naturaleza" como sinónimo de la causalidad natural y el concepto de mecanismo que se desprende de la Crítica de la facultad de juzgar, para iluminar lo que este autor entiende por "explicación mecánica" en el juicio teleológico. Eso permite entender por qué los seres orgánicos son inexplicables mecánicamente y, de esta manera, justificar la necesidad de los juicios teleológicos sobre la naturaleza. ABSTRACT The article seeks to distinguish the two senses of mechanism in Kant, namely, the "mechanism of nature" as synonymous with natural causality, and the concept of mechanism deriving from the Critique of Judgment, in order to shed light on what the philosopher understands by "mechanical explanation" in teleological judgment. This makes it possible to understand why organic beings cannot be explained mechanically, thus justifying the need for teleological judgments regarding nature.

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Two kinds of mechanical inexplicability in Kant and Aristotle.Hannah Ginsborg - 2004 - Journal of the History of Philosophy 42 (1):33-65.
Kant’s Antinomy of Teleological Judgment.Henry E. Allison - 1992 - Southern Journal of Philosophy 30 (S1):25-42.
Kant on Understanding Organisms as Natural Purposes.Hannah Ginsborg - 2001 - In Eric Watkins (ed.), Kant and the Sciences. New York, US: Oxford University Press.
Mechanical explanation of nature and its limits in Kant's Critique of judgment.Angela Breitenbach - 2006 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 37 (4):694-711.

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