Ontology and teleofunctions: A defense and revision of the systematic account of teleological explanation

Synthese

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-98

  Delancey, Craig S ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

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EID: 33646562470     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-004-6257-8     Document Type: Article

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