1) Philosophical doctrine 2) Philosophical theory
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A teleology is any philosophical account that holds that final causes exist in nature, meaning that — analogous to purpose found in human actions — nature inherently tends toward definite ends. Teleology was explored by Plato and Aristotle, by Saint Anselm during the 11th century AD, in the late 18th century by Immanuel Kant as a regulative pr...
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study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose
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• (n.) the doctrine of design, which assumes that the phenomena of organic life, particularly those of evolution, are explicable only by purposive causes, and that they in no way admit of a mechanical explanation or one based entirely on biological science; the doctrine of adaptation to purpose. • (n.) The doctrine of the final causes of ...
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(from Greek telos, `end`; logos, `reason`), explanation by reference to some purpose or end; also described as final causality, in contrast with ... [10 related articles]
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The doctrine that phenomena occur for a purpose. It was often used, from the 17th century on, as a theological argument in favor of pluralism, the argument being that God would not have gone to the trouble of creating uninhabited worlds. Among those to give prominence to teleological reasoning were ...
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The view that developments and changes in organisms or systems are due to the purposes, goals, ends, or design served by them (see
argument from design). This belief that all evolution is purposive...
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<study> The study of natural phenomena in terms of an overall purpose or design. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Te`le·ol'o·gy noun [ Greek ...,
teleos , the end or issue +
-logy : confer French
téléologie .] The doctrine of the final causes of things ; specif.
(Biol.) , the doctrine of design, which assumes that the phenomena of organic life, particularly those of evolution, ar...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tel′ē-ol′ŏ-jē Definitions: 1. The philosophic doctrine according to which events, especially in biology, are explained in part by reference to final causes or end goals; the doctrine that goals or end states have a causal influence on present events and that the future as well as the past affect ...
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Teleology: The study of the ultimate purpose of the design of something in nature. For example, 'what is the true purpose of the nose?' is a teleological question and, to say that all evolutionary changes occur for a definite purpose is a teleological explanation of evolution. 'Teleology' comes from ancient Greek roots but it (and teleological) did...
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the belief that events occur with a natural purpose or design, or in order to achieve some specific goal.
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Teleology is the explanation by reference to ends, purposes, or function, as in, 'Why do you have such big teeth, Grandmama?' - 'All the better to eat you with, my dear!' Aristotle considered teleological explanations to be a particularly illuminating kind of causal explanation, and contrasted them with explanations citing efficient causes, the pri...
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n] - a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes
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teleology 1. The study of design, ultimate causes, or purposes in natural phenomena. 2. The use of an ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena. 3. Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history. 4. An activity that tends toward, or strives for, the achievement of a goal.
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noun (philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes
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(Gr. telos, end, completion) The theory of purpose, ends, goals, final causes, values, the Good (s.). The opposite of Mechanism. As opposed to mechanism, which explains the present and the future in terms of the past, teleology explains the past and the present in terms of the future. Teleology as such does not imply personal consciousness, voliti....
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a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes
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