What is the actual Basis of terms such as "goal," "function," and "for the sake of"? Can these Teleological Concepts be validly applied to non-conscious Biological processes such as the heartbeat, plant growth, and cellular metabolism? Does the behavior of any inanimate objects, natural or man-made, qualify as goal-directed? To resolve these issues, Harry Binswanger provides a unique approach combining factual and epistemological considerations.
If human purposeful action is the paradigm case.
What is the actual Basis of terms such as "goal," "function," and "for the sake of"? Can these Teleological Concepts be validly applied to non-conscious Biological processes such as the heartbeat, plant growth, and cellular metabolism? Does the behavior of any inanimate objects, natural or man-made, qualify as goal-directed? To resolve these issues, Harry Binswanger provides a unique approach combining factual and epistemological considerations
