From Immanent Natures to Nature as Artifice: The Reinterpretation of Final Causes in Seventeenth-Century Natural Philosophy

Osler argues that rather than rejecting final causes, many important 17th century natural philosophers reinterpreted the notion of final cause, retaining the concept as part of their insistence on providential Christianity as a framework for natural philosophy.

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Published in:The Monist 1996-07, Vol.79 (3), p.388-407
Main Author: Osler, Margaret J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
17th century
Aristotelianism
Christianity
Divinity
Existence
Final causes
God
Historical studies (History of philosophy. History of ideas)
History
Metaphysics
Natural philosophy
Philosophers
Philosophy
Physics
Teleology
Theology
Wisdom
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Summary:Osler argues that rather than rejecting final causes, many important 17th century natural philosophers reinterpreted the notion of final cause, retaining the concept as part of their insistence on providential Christianity as a framework for natural philosophy.
ISSN:0026-9662
2153-3601
DOI:10.5840/monist199679318