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Teleology (from τέλος, telos, 'end', 'aim', or 'goal', and λόγος, logos, 'explanation' or 'reason') or
finality is a
branch of
causality giving the reason...
- The
teleological argument (from τέλος, telos, 'end, aim, goal'; also
known as physico-theological argument,
argument from design, or
intelligent design...
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Teleology in
biology is the use of the
language of goal-directedness in
accounts of
evolutionary adaptation,
which some
biologists and
philosophers of...
-
Teleology is a
philosophical idea
where natural phenomena are
explained in
terms of the
purpose they serve,
rather than the
cause by
which they arise...
- main sections: the
Critique of
Aesthetic Judgment and the
Critique of
Teleological Judgment, and also
includes a
large overview of the
entirety of Kant's...
- lies in
bringing back
teleology "so that,
instead of
Morphology versus Teleology, we
shall have
Morphology wedded to
Teleology."
Darwin quickly responded...
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Teleological behaviorism is a
variety of behaviorism. Like all
other forms of
behaviorism it
relies heavily on
attention to
outwardly observable human...
- In
ethical philosophy,
consequentialism is a
class of normative,
teleological ethical theories that
holds that the
consequences of one's
conduct are the...
- of the
modern term
teleology, the
study of
purposiveness or of
objects with a view to
their aims, purposes, or intentions.
Teleology is
central in Aristotle's...
- "purpose") and νόμος
nomos ("law").
Teleonomy is
sometimes contrasted with
teleology,
where the
latter is
understood as a
purposeful goal-directedness brought...
