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Ideas for 'Consciousness', 'Nicomachean Ethics' and 'Moral Luck'

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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes
The nature of any given thing is determined by its end [Aristotle]
Aristotle needed to distinguish teleological description from teleological explanation [Irwin on Aristotle]
We need a notion of teleology that comes in degrees [Lycan]
26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause
Types of cause are nature, necessity and chance, and mind and human agency [Aristotle]