Teleological Explanations: An Etiological Analysis of Goals and Functions

University of California Press (1976)
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INTRODUCTION The appeal to teleological principles of explanation within the body of natural science has had an unfortunate history. ...

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0520030869   9780520030862   0520371151   0520333683

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10.1525/9780520333697

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