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final causation
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
The Alpha and the Omega
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For a long time I have thought that the identification of God as the Alpha and the Omega in the Book of Revelation is very Aristotelian: God...
Monday, August 19, 2019
Two ways to pursue y for the sake of z
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The phrase x pursues y as a means to z is ambiguous between two readings: x pursues y -as-a-means-to- z and: x ’s pursuit of y ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Final and efficient causation
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It is sometimes said that: One can have p explain q and q explain p when the types of explanation are different. I think (1) is mist...
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Final causation
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A standard picture of final causation is this. A has a teleological directedness to engaging in activity F for the sake of producing B . T...
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