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On Purpose
On Purpose
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A brief, accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with purpose, and even Darwin?s theory of natural selection, which profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, teleological explanation?w... more »
Author:
A brief, accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with purpose, and even Darwin?s theory of natural selection, which profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, teleological explanation?w... more »
ISBN-13: 9780691172460
ISBN-10: 0691172463
Publication Date: 11/14/2017
Pages: 320
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 0691172463
Publication Date: 11/14/2017
Pages: 320
Rating: ?
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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Book Type: Hardcover
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Genres:
- Science & Math >> History & Philosophy
- Nonfiction >> Philosophy >> Free Will & Determinism
- Nonfiction >> Philosophy >> History & Schools of Thought
- Nonfiction >> Philosophy >> Modern
