Aristotle on teleology
Auteur :
Johnson, Monte Ransome
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199285303
Date de publication :
3 nov. 2005
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,4 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
686 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Aristotle's has been the most influential philosophy in the whole history of science. This book examines its most controversial aspect: Aristotle's emphasis on the importance of goals and purposes to scientific understanding - his teleology. It shows also how Aristotle's theory has implications for environmental ethics and for the theory of value.