I'm fascinated by the philosopher Democritus - why did he and those like him look for physical explanations of reality? A huge step.
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@PhilosophyExp But it seems to me (in my ignorance) that the decision to avoid looking for purpose was a big step?
@sjzara Purpose only really became a big deal with Aristotle's 4 causes (well his final cause).
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@PhilosophyExp Ah OK. I have been reading a commentary which seems backwards, as in 'Democritus avoided ideas of final cause'. -
@sjzara Well he did. But that statement is (likely) simply a reflection of the fact that Aristotelianism came to dominate, etc.
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@PhilosophyExp Thank you for your help. I appreciate it. Can you suggest a good book or two about this? -
@sjzara he paints with a very broad, somewhat idiosyncratic, brush - on the retrograde aspects of teleology. - End of conversation
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