On Purpose

Zusatztext "[Ruse] revels in the arguments that philosophers! scientists and religious saints have had over 'the big picture' for the past 2!000 years." -John Farrell! Wall Street Journal Informationen zum Autor Michael Ruse Klappentext An accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with it, and even Darwin, who profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, purpose seems to be making a comeback today, as both religious advoc Zusammenfassung An accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with it, and even Darwin, who profoundly shook the idea, was unable to kill it. Indeed, purpose seems to be making a comeback today, as both religious advoc

Product details

• Authors: Michael Ruse, Ruse Michael
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780691195957
• ISBN: 978-0-691-19595-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; SCIENCE / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Free Will & Determinism, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, History of Science, Popular philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Topics in philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy