Teleology and Biocentrism
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Teleology and Biocentrism. / Holm, Sune Hannibal.
I: Synthese, Bind 194, Nr. 4, 2017, s. 1075-1087.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Teleology and Biocentrism
AU - Holm, Sune Hannibal
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In this paper I examine the connection between accounts of biological teleology and the biocentrist claim that all living beings have a good of their own. I first present the background for biocentrists’ appeal to biological teleology. Then I raise a problem of scope for teleology-based biocentrism and, drawing in part on recent work by Basl and Sandler, I discuss Taylor and Varner’s responses to this problem. I then challenge Basl and Sandler’s own response to the scope problem for its reliance on a selectionist account of organismic teleology. Finally I examine the prospects for a biocentrist response to the problem of scope based on an alternative organisational account of internal teleology. I conclude by assessing the prospects for teleology-based biocentrism.
AB - In this paper I examine the connection between accounts of biological teleology and the biocentrist claim that all living beings have a good of their own. I first present the background for biocentrists’ appeal to biological teleology. Then I raise a problem of scope for teleology-based biocentrism and, drawing in part on recent work by Basl and Sandler, I discuss Taylor and Varner’s responses to this problem. I then challenge Basl and Sandler’s own response to the scope problem for its reliance on a selectionist account of organismic teleology. Finally I examine the prospects for a biocentrist response to the problem of scope based on an alternative organisational account of internal teleology. I conclude by assessing the prospects for teleology-based biocentrism.
U2 - 10.1007/s11229-016-1300-0
DO - 10.1007/s11229-016-1300-0
M3 - Journal article
VL - 194
SP - 1075
EP - 1087
JO - Synthese
JF - Synthese
SN - 0039-7857
IS - 4
ER -
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