Naturalism and Teleology

Journal of Philosophy 88 (11):656-657 (1991)
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A brief comment on Mark Bedau's critique of naturalist theories of teleology. A positive account is offered in "Teleology and the Product Analogy".

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10.5840/jphil1991881112

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