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Understanding Purpose: Kant and the Philosophy of Biology

By Philippe Huneman (Editor), Jean-Claude Dupont (Contribution by), John H. Zammito (Contribution by), Mark Fisher (Contribution by), Philippe Huneman (Contribution by), Phillip R. Sloan (Contribution by), Robert J. Richards (Contribution by), St phane Schmitt (Contribution by)
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By Philippe Huneman (Editor), Jean-Claude Dupont (Contribution by), John H. Zammito (Contribution by), Mark Fisher (Contribution by), Philippe Huneman (Contribution by), Phillip R. Sloan (Contribution by), Robert J. Richards (Contribution by), St phane Schmitt (Contribution by)
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A collection of essays investigating key historical and scientific questions relating to the concept of natural purpose in Kant's philosophy of biology.

Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural purpose [Naturzweck] in Kant's philosophy of biology. Kant's work in this area is marked by a strong teleological concern: living organisms, in his view, are qualitatively different from mechanistic devices, and as a result they cannot be understood by means of the sam...

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