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Understanding Purpose

Kant and the Philosophy of Biology

Autor: Philippe Huneman

Jazyk:

Vazba: Brožovaná

Vydavatel: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural purpose [Naturzweck] in Ka...

Informace o knize

Autor

Philippe Huneman

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydáno

2007

Stránek

202

EAN

9781580462655

ISBN

1580462650

Enbook ID

04822695

Vydavatel

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Hmotnost

315

Rozměry

153 x 227 x 13

Kompletní popis

Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural purpose [Naturzweck] in Kant's philosophy of biology. Kant's work in this area is marked by a strong teleological concern: living organisms, in his view, are qualitatively different from mechanistic devices, and as a result they cannot be understood by means of the same principles. At the same time, Kant's own use of the concept of purpose does not presuppose any theological commitments, and is merely "regulative"; that is, it is employed as a heuristic device. The contributors to this volume also investigate the following key historical questions relating to Kant's philosophy of biology: How does it relate to European work in the life sciences that was done before Kant arrived on the scene? How did Kant's unique approach to the philosophy of biology in turn influence later work in this area? The issues explored in this volume are as pertinent to the history of philosophy as they are to the history of science -- it is precisely the blurred boundaries between these two disciplines that allows for new perspectives on Kantianism and early nineteenth-century German biology to emerge. Contributors: Jean-Claude Dupont, Mark Fisher, Philippe Huneman, Robert J. Richards, Phillip R. Sloan, Stephane Schmitt, and John Zammito. Philippe Huneman is researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unit of the Universite Paris.