Teleology and the Norms of Nature

New York: Routledge (2000)
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This work is an examination of teleological attributions i.e. ascriptions of proper functions and natural ends) to the features and behavior of living things with a view to understanding their application to human life.

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BJ58.F58 2000

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9780415515672   9780815336020   041551567X   0815336020   9780203815090

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