Naslov
Aristotle's Teleological Luck

Autori
Grgić, Filip

Izvornik
Freiburger Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Theologie (0016-0725) 63 (2016), 2; 439-455

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Aristotle; teleology; luck

Sažetak
In this paper I discuss some problems with Aristotle’s characterization of lucky events as events which are „for the sake of something“. I argue that there is no special sense of the phrase „for the sake of something“ when applied to lucky events. Qua event, a lucky event has come about for the sake of something and thus unqualifiedly belongs among things that come about for the sake of something. But qua lucky event, it has not come about for the sake of that thing it has come about qua event, but it nevertheless is, or turns out to be, for the sake of something.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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