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From Aristotle to Darwin and Back Again: A Journey in Final Causality, Species, and Evolution

by Etienne Gilson

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The great philosopher and historian of philosophy, Étienne Gilson, sets out to show that final causality or purposiveness and formal causality are principles for those who think hard and carefully about the world, including the world of biology. Gil... Read more
The great philosopher and historian of philosophy, Étienne Gilson, sets out to show that final causality or purposiveness and formal causality are principles for those who think hard and carefully about the world, including the world of biology. Gilson insists that a completely rational understanding of organisms and biological systems requires the philosophical notion of teleology, the idea that certain kinds of things exist and have ends or purposes the fulfillment of which are linked to their natures?in other words, formal and final causes. His approach relies on philosophical reflection on the facts of science, not upon theology or an appeal to religious authorities such as the Church or the Bible. Less

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File size9 X 6 X 0.52 in
Print pages230
PublisherUniversity of Notre Dame Press
Publication date March 16, 1984
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780268009700
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Etienne Gilson
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Étienne Gilson (1884-1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy.James Colbert is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Fitchburg State University, USA. He has published translations ...

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