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A mentalistic account of teleology in biology

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posted on 2018-08-09, 00:00 authored by Casey Leigh Scott
The thesis titled ‘A Mentalistic Account of Teleology in Biology’ is a philosophical account of teleological concepts within the context of biology. It explains the usefulness of teleological reasoning and the success of teleological predictions about organisms without positing the existence of mind-independent teleological properties or facts.

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eng

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142 p.

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Research masters

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M.A.

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Faculty of Arts and Education

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School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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    untaggedHistory and Philosophy of Science (incl. Non-historical Philosophy of Science)Metaphysics

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