Mariska Leunissen

Explanation and Teleology in Aristotle's Science of Nature

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines Aristotle's use of the theory of natural teleology in producing explanations of natural phenomena.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 542g
• ISBN-13: 9780521197748
• ISBN-10: 0521197740
• Artikelnr.: 29010991

Autorenporträt

Mariska Leunissen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in St Louis.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of tables and figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Aristotle's defense of natural teleology: setting the stage for teleological explanations in the Physica
2. Aristotle's bio-functional account of the soul: establishing the starting points of teleological explanation in the De Anima
3. Introducing biology as a demonstrative science: the theory of teleological explanation in the De Partibus Animalium I
4. Explaining parts of animals: the practice of teleological explanation in the De Partibus Animalium II-IV
5. Making sense of the heavens: the limits of teleological explanation in the De Caelo
6. Aristotle's model of science: formalizing teleological explanations in the Analytica Posteriora
7. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of texts
Index of names and subjects.