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A doutrina das causas finais na Antiguidade. 2. A teleologia na natureza, segundo Aristóteles (2013)

Martins, Roberto de Andrade (Author)

Filosofia e História da Biologia
Volume: 8, no. 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 167-209
Publication date: 2013
Language: Portuguese

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Philosophy Teleology Causality Ancient Greece Aristotle

This paper describes the four causes accepted by Aristotle, and then focus upon his concept of final causes, especially emphasizing its use in the study of living beings. The article discusses several difficulties in interpreting Aristotle's teleology, such as its relation with the concept of a providential god, and the difficulty of understanding goals in processes that do not include intelligent agency. The Aristotelian ideas on final causes are highly complex, and they are widely different from those usually ascribed to the philosopher.

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