Full Idea
We need a notion of teleology that comes in degrees.
Clarification
'Teleology' concerns purposes
Gist of Idea
We need a notion of teleology that comes in degrees
Source
William Lycan (Consciousness [1987], 4.4)
Book Reference
Lycan,William G.: 'Consciousness' [MIT 1995], p.45
A Reaction
Anyone who says that key concepts, such as those concerning the mind, should come 'in degrees' wins my instant support. A whole car engine requires a very teleological explanation, the spark in the sparkplug far less so.