TELEOLÓGIA, INTENCIONALITA, NATURALIZMUS

• Autorzy: Klima Gyula

Warianty tytułu

EN

Teleology, intentionality, naturalism

• Języki publikacji: SK

Abstrakty

EN

After a brief analysis of the specifics of teleological explanations as opposed to causal explanations, the paper seeks to establish the irreducibility of the former to the latter by arguing that teleological explanations are inextricably tied to our notion of intentionality. Since this result undermines the very possibility of 'a physicalist reduction' of the explanation of teleological phenomena, especially of human behaviour, the rest of the paper develops an argument against the perceived need of any such reduction. According to the conclusion of the paper, a more promising program is the development of a 'modern, scientific Aristotelianism', one that can provide a consistent conceptual framework that accommodates both types of explanation.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

CAUSAL EXPLANATIONS; NATURALISM; PHYSICALISM; TELEOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS; TELEOLOGY

• Wydawca: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: 64
• Numer: 2
• Strony: 114-122
• Rodzaj publikacji: ARTICLE

Twórcy

autor

Klima Gyula,

• Gyula Klima, Department of Philosophy, Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham road, New York, NY 10458, USA

Identyfikatory

CEJSH db identifier

09SKAAAA058715