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Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural purpose (Naturzweck) 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 same principles. At the same time, Kant's own use of the concept of purpose does not presuppose any theological commitments, and is merely "regulative," that is, it is employed as a heuristic device

Series: North American Kant Society Studies in Philosophy. Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural purpose (Naturzweck) in Kant's philosophy of biology.

Series: North American Kant Society Studies in Philosophy.

Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural .

Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural purpose (Naturzweck) in Kant's philosophy of biology. Traditionally ( Fox Keller, 2000;Huneman, 2007), the first explicit assertion of the inherent connection between self-determination, teleology and biological organisation can be traced back to Immanuel Kant's Critique of Judgement (1790). Unlike any other kind of systems, Kant explains, organisms can be characterised as natural purposes, as they are capable of organising themselves, that is they have the capacity of self-organising.

Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural purpose .

Understanding Purpose is an exploration of the central concept of natural purpose in Kant's philosophy of biology. Contributors: Jean-Claude Dupont, Mark Fisher, Philippe Huneman, Robert J. Richards, Phillip R. Sloan, Stephane Schmitt, and John Zammito.

The North American Kant Society (NAKS) was founded in 1985 at the Sixth International Kant Congress, held at the Pennsylvania State University. The goal of the society is to further the study of Kantian thought and scholarship from a variety of traditions and disciplines. Kant and the Concept of Community. University of Rochester Press. Kantian Virtue at the Intersection of Politics and Nature.

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