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... teleology have long been associated with a mysterious , self - perfecting or goal - seeking capacity or final cause ... teleological operations for a strictly mechanistic and de- terministic view of nature . This mechanistic conception ...
... teleology have long been associated with a mysterious , self - perfecting or goal - seeking capacity or final cause ... teleological operations for a strictly mechanistic and de- terministic view of nature . This mechanistic conception ...
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... , but the opposite is not possible . Causality and Teleology Another point I would like to mention is the change the scientific world picture has undergone in the past few decades 44 GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY Causality and Teleology.
... , but the opposite is not possible . Causality and Teleology Another point I would like to mention is the change the scientific world picture has undergone in the past few decades 44 GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY Causality and Teleology.
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... teleology or goal - directedness as " proof " for vitalism . For with respect to animate rather than to inanimate nature , we tend to compare finalistic processes with human foresight of the goal ; while , in fact , we are dealing with ...
... teleology or goal - directedness as " proof " for vitalism . For with respect to animate rather than to inanimate nature , we tend to compare finalistic processes with human foresight of the goal ; while , in fact , we are dealing with ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Information and Entropy | 41 |
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