Year: 1990
Type: article
Abstract: The paper suggests that the main disagreement about teleology is due to an ambiguity of the term and that one of the notions it covers is scientifically acceptable.The conceptual dichotomy goes back to Aristotle, whose categorization of 'causes' is discussed.Experiential finality is separated from metaphysical teleology, and shown to be derived from the notion of 'efficient cause'.Its use and interpretation in cybernetics is briefly sketched out.
Source: Philosophica
Author: Ernst VON GLASERSFELD
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4242092225