From Teleology to Backward Causation: How Do They Contribute to Our Understanding of the Nature of Concepts?

The paper analyses the traditional concept of teleology, as well as its modern descendant, the concept of function (as used in the context of so-called functional explanations), against the background of such notions as purposive action, concepts, causality, time, and space-time. The author distingu...

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Main Author: Marcin Poręba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw 2024-10-01
Series:Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture
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Online Access:https://eidos.uw.edu.pl/from-teleology-to-backward-causation/
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