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The teleology of action in Plato's Republic / Andrew Payne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Payne, Andrew, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teleology.
- Plato. Republic.
- Plato.
- Republic (Plato).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- This work explores a variety of teleology present in Plato's Republic, in which actions are carried out for the sake of an end that is not the intended goal. Payne draws on examples from Republic to demonstrate that performing some actions can help produce unintended results, which qualify as ends or purposes of human action.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 17, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-253669-9
- 0-19-184667-8
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