Kant's critique of teleology in biological explanation: antinomy and teleology

Lewiston: E. Mellen Press (1990)
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Kant's Critique of Teleological Judgment is read as a reflection on philosophical methodological problems that arose through the constitution of an independent science of life - biology. This work presents an example of the interconnections between philosophy and the history of science.

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Peter McLaughlin
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