On the concept of ‘actively working at making a living’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21379313 |
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| Authors | Mark Okrent (0000-0003-4223-6014, Department of Philosophy Bates College Lewiston Maine USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 283-296 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ratio (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-0006 • E-ISSN: 1467-9329 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/rati.12411 |
| OpenAlex | W4399275131 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Richard Dawkins has suggested that the explananda of Darwinian explanations are the existence and character of entities that actively work at making a living. This paper discusses three issues related to this suggestion. First, it offers an account of what it is to actively work at making a living in terms of counterfactuals. Second, the paper articulates why it is that the existence and character of entities that actively work at making a living might require a different kind of explanation than those on offer in the sciences of physics and chemistry. Finally, it discusses why it is that it seems appropriate to use teleological locutions in the description of the behavior, structure, and metabolism of entities that actively work at making a living
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Sociology · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
| Highly cited | No |
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