Abstract

TERRA POLANCO, MARIA CONSTANZA. THE “MECHANISM OF NATURE” IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF I. KANT A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANICAL INEXPLICABILITY OF ORGANIC BEINGS. Ideas y Valores [online]. 2019, vol.68, n.169, pp.205-218. ISSN 0120-0062.  https://doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v68n169.61498.

The article seeks to distinguish the two senses of mechanism in Kant, namely, the "mechanism of nature" as synonymous with natural causality, and the concept of mechanism deriving from the Critique of Judgment, in order to shed light on what the philosopher understands by "mechanical explanation" in teleological judgment. This makes it possible to understand why organic beings cannot be explained mechanically, thus justifying the need for teleological judgments regarding nature.

Keywords : I. Kant; mechanism; nature; teleology.

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