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Contemporary Teleology
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Abstract
Many contemporary thinkers see a challenge to teleology that accompanied Darwin’s proposal of modern evolutionary theory. This chapter articulates this challenge, and reviews the two primary contemporary approaches to teleology: etiological versus causal role accounts of biological function. Both approaches attempt to naturalize teleology—to analyze teleology in a way consistent with the natural sciences, especially biological science. While this is an enormously productive endeavor, there are some reasons to be skeptical about the ultimate success of this approach to teleology.
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Abstract
Many contemporary thinkers see a challenge to teleology that accompanied Darwin’s proposal of modern evolutionary theory.
This chapter articulates this challenge, and reviews the two primary contemporary approaches to teleology: etiological versus causal role accounts of biological function.
Both approaches attempt to naturalize teleology—to analyze teleology in a way consistent with the natural sciences, especially biological science.
While this is an enormously productive endeavor, there are some reasons to be skeptical about the ultimate success of this approach to teleology.
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