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Causality, finalism and vitalism

Philipp FrankRobert S Cohen

pp. 95-136

Résumé

If a clock is not made in order to tell the time of the day, I will then admit that final causes are nothing but chimeras, and be content to go by the name of a final-causefinder — in plain language, fool — to the end of my life.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Frank Philipp, Cohen Robert S (1998) The law of causality and its limits. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 95-136

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5516-8_4

Citation complète:

Frank Philipp, Cohen Robert S, 1998, Causality, finalism and vitalism. In Frank & R.S. Cohen The law of causality and its limits (95-136). Dordrecht, Springer.