SOURCE: "The Question of Teleology," in An Approach to Aristotle's "Physics": With Particular Attention to the Role of His Manner of Writing, State University of New York Press, 1998, pp. 31-52.
In the following essay, Bolotin explores the teleological nature of Aristotle's Physics, examining in particular Aristotle's notion of final causality. Bolotin highlights some of the difficulties within Aristotle's arguments regarding natural purpose.