EPISODE · Oct 9, 2025 · 1H 8M
Aristotle on Final Causes
from The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast · host Maria
On Aristotle's Physics, book 2, ch. 8 on "final causation," i.e. purposiveness as a natural explanation. Modern science doesn't much like this kind of explanation, but Aristotle found it essential, and here's his argument for it. Read along with us. You can choose to watch this on video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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