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Life-Based Teleology and the Foundations of Ethics
The Monist 75 (1):84-103 (1992)
Abstract
To approach the issue of teleology, I will focus on what I regard as the fundamental form of teleological causation: goal-directed action. What is “goal-directed action,” and what kinds of entities act goal-directedly? Consider some representative processesMy notes
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