The teleological dimension of randomness in Physics II 4-6: A reconstructive and interpretative essay
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2015-08
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en
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Ideas y Valores Volume 64, Issue 158, Pages 143 - 168August 2015
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Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
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The Aristotelian interpretation of randomness is examined as an accidental cause in the sphere of ends of that which can be brought about by nature or by thought. Why would a fortuitous event belong to the order of ends? What does it mean to say that fortuitous events are "for something" (Greek passage)? The main responses to specialists are reviewed, some deficiencies are noted, and a non-causal-explicative reading is proposed for the expression e t. This reading differs from the "as-if teleology" as an explanation of the finality of the fortuitous event.
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Aristotle, De Anima, Metaphysics
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10.15446/ideasyvalores.v64n158.41787