Teleonomy and biological function. An investigation into the roots and virtualities of teleonomy according to Konrad Lorenz
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https://doi.org/10.24310/NATyLIB.2021.vi15.12427Keywords:
Konrad Lorenz, Teleology, Teleonomy, Etology, Aristotle, Kant, Hartmann, Darwin, Manfred EigenAbstract
This paper focusses on the reflective and critical worldview on the role of finality in biology elaborated by Konrad Lorenz. This is a research in philosophy and not in biology, so the main contributions of Lorenz to Ethology are inserted in the theoretical framework defined by the concepts of (i.) Organism according to Kant (ii.) Adaptive evolution according to Darwin. (iii.) and the recovery of finality as teleonomy. Lorenz rejects the teleology of Aristotelian roots and, proposing instead of it a theoretical model in biology of Kantian and Hartmantian roots. It is an explanatory model in biology. My intention with this research is to explore the roots and potentialities of the explanatory model of the purpose in Biology proposed by the Austrian ethologist.
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