RE: People with Asperger's less likely to see purpose behind the events in their lives
January 10, 2011 at 1:17 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2011 at 1:18 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
You can give mechanistic answers to teleological questions. You can answer a 'why' question like a how question.
Question:"Why did he do it?"
Teleological answer: Because, at the time he thought it was the right thing to do. That was his intention.
Mechanistic answer: Because his desires motivated him to do it and motives are, as Arthur Schopenhauer put it "[...]Causes experienced from within". That was his cause (or apparent cause).
Question:"Why did he do it?"
Teleological answer: Because, at the time he thought it was the right thing to do. That was his intention.
Mechanistic answer: Because his desires motivated him to do it and motives are, as Arthur Schopenhauer put it "[...]Causes experienced from within". That was his cause (or apparent cause).
