The Teleological Dimension of Randomness in Physics II 4-6: A Reconstructive and Interpretative Essay

The Aristotelian interpretation of randomness is examined as an accidental cause in the sphere of ends of that which can be brought about by nature or by thought. Why would a fortuitous event belong to the order of ends? What does it mean to say that fortuitous events are “for something” (ἓνεκά του)...

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Main Author: Iván De Los Ríos Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2015-08-01
Series:Ideas y Valores
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Online Access:http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/41787/pdf2