A Teleological Answer to the Special Composition Question

Q2 Arts and Humanities

DIALECTICA Pub Date : 2019-07-21 DOI:10.1111/1746-8361.12270

Jason Bowers

引用次数: 5

Abstract

Every contemporary answer to van Inwagen's Special Composition Question faces counterexamples. I defend a teleological answer that avoids these counterexamples. The Teleological Answer claims that a collection of materials composes something exactly when those materials are arranged in order to perform some proper function. After demonstrating this account's immunity to its competitors' counterexamples, I respond to objections.

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对特殊作文问题的目的论回答

凡·因瓦根的特殊作曲问题的每个当代答案都面临着反例。我为避免这些反例的目的论答案辩护。目的论的回答声称，当一组材料被安排以执行某些适当的功能时，它们就构成了某种东西。在证明了这个账户对竞争对手的反例具有免疫力之后，我回应了反对意见。

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DIALECTICA PHILOSOPHY-

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期刊介绍： Dialectica publishes first-rate articles predominantly in theoretical and systematic philosophy. It is edited in Switzerland and has a focus on analytical philosophy undertaken on the continent. Continuing the work of its founding members, dialectica seeks a better understanding of the mutual support between science and philosophy that both disciplines need and enjoy in their common search for understanding.