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1 online resource (xii, 410 pages) |
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Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie, 0344-8142 ; Bd. 99 |
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Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie ; Bd. 99.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Hinweise zur Übersetzung und Zitierweise -- Einleitung -- [Kapitel I:] Thomas von Aquin und das Primat der Finalursache -- [Kapitel II:] Francisco Suárez und das Problem der Finalursache -- [Kapitel III:] René Descartes -- Mechanismus und Kausalanalyse -- [Kapitel IV:] Baruch de Spinoza -- Teleologie, Essenz und Streben -- [Kapitel V:] Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz und die Rehabilitation der Finalursache -- Die Transformation naturteleologischer Erklärungen -- Anhang -- Backmatter |
| Summary |
By reconstructing the teleological conceptions of Thomas Aquinas, Suarez, Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, the author argues against the common view that mechanical philosophers in the Early Modern period rejected natural teleology because of its association with an Aristotelian picture of the world. First, many thinkers in the Early Modern period did not reject teleological explanations for natural phenomena. Second, many scholastic thinkers already believed that pure natural teleology was problematic because they held that authentic teleological explanations are only possible when goals can |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-404) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Teleology -- History
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Philosophy, Modern.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
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Philosophy, Modern
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Teleology
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Philosophie
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Teleologie
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Causa finalis.
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Kausalität.
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Teleologie.
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Ideengeschichte.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110246667 |
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311024666X |
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