Full Title
PARADIGMI
Publisher
FrancoAngeli
ISSN
1120-3404 (Printed Journal)
2035-357X (Online Journal)
Journal Issue Number
2
Journal Issue Designation
2
Journal Issue Date (YYYY/MM)
2015/08
Full Title
Redesigning theargument from design
By (author)
First Page
105
Last Page
132
Language of text
English
Publication Date
2015/08
Copyright
2015 FrancoAngeli srl
Introduction or preface
L'articolo mette in discussione gli "argomenti del disegno" che inferivano dalle funzioni degli organismi, dalle loro strutture o dal loro adattarsi all'ambiente, il fatto che fossero stati progettati da un architetto intelligente. Questi argomenti sono molto antichi e hanno pervaso la filosofia e la storia naturale sin dall'antichità. Ogni loro versione connette in qualche modo le funzioni, le strutture e la complessità con la casualità e la bassa probabilità. Darwin sostenne di avere risolto tale argomento, perché la selezione naturale elimina il bisogno di riferirsi ad un progettista. Dopo aver distinto diversi tipi di argomenti, si analizza la loro struttura razionale nei termini delle nozioni computazionali di complessità e casualità. Infine, mostro la ragione per cui la selezione naturale risolve l'argomento del disegno
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