Functions
New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology
Published on 11. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
458 pages
978-0-19-925581-8 (ISBN)
Description
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Reviews / Votes
a richly varied collection of essays which ... provides the reader with the opportunity for a sustained examination of the central issues concerning functions and their role in biology and psychology * Graham Macdonald, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
690 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-925581-8 (9780199255818)
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Persons
Robert Cummins is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Davis
Mark Perlman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Western Oregon University
Andre Ariew is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rhode Island
Mark Perlman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Western Oregon University
Andre Ariew is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rhode Island
Content
1. PLATONIC AND ARISTOTELIAN ROOTS OF TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS IN COSMOLOGY AND BIOLOGY ; 3. A REBUTTAL ON FUNCTIONS ; 10. PAGAN TELEOLOGY: ADAPTATIONAL ROLE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND ; 13. HUMAN RATIONALITY AND THE UNIQUE ORIGIN CONSTRAINT