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Can living things have genuine purposes without nature having a predetermined goal?
Peter Godfrey-Smith explores how Darwin reshaped teleology, then examines how simplified models and different concepts of causation help us understand complex biological systems.
0:33 From Classical Teleology to Darwin
1:58 Purposiveness Through Natural Selection
4:59 Why Biology Builds Simplified Models
7:15 When Models Look More Real Than They Are
8:46 Two Ways of Thinking About Causation
Peter Godfrey-Smith is a professor in the School of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney.
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