An edition of Subjects of the world: Darwin's rhetoric and the study of agency in nature (2009)

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The University of Chicago Press
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English
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259

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Subjects

Teleology, Evolution, Philosophy of nature, Agent (Philosophy), Literary style, Darwin, charles, 1809-1882, Agent (philosophy)

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Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
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Subjects of the World: Darwin's Rhetoric and the Study of Agency in Nature
Jun 22, 2014, University of Chicago Press
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Subjects of the World: Darwin's Rhetoric and the Study of Agency in Nature
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Subjects of the World: Darwin's Rhetoric and the Study of Agency in Nature
2010, University of Chicago Press
in English
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Subjects of the World: Darwin's Rhetoric and the Study of Agency in Nature
2009, University of Chicago Press
in English
Cover of: Subjects of the world
Subjects of the world: Darwin's rhetoric and the study of agency in nature
2009, The University of Chicago Press
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Table of Contents

Part one: A progressive orientation: naturalism as exploration
The vividness of truth: Darwin's romantic rhetoric and the evolutionary framework
Our most vexing problem: conceptual conservatism and conceptual imperialism
Naturalism as exploration: the elements of reform
Part two: The allure of agency: "purpose" in biology
The real heart of Darwinian evolutionary biology
A formative power of a self-propagating kind: natural purposes and the concept location project
A persistent mode of understanding: the psychological power of "purpose"
Part three: The illusions of agency: "free will" and "moral responsibility"
The death of an aphorism: the psychology of free will
The bare possibility of our opinion: libertarian imperialism
Words give us a special ability: compatibilist conservatism.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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124
Library of Congress
BD581 .D25 2009, BD581.D25 2009

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p. cm.
Number of pages
259

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2008042033
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258770308
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8407060
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