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teleology (tɛliːˈɒlədʒɪ) [ad. mod.L. teleologia (Chr. Wolf, 1728); f. Gr. τέλος end (see teleo-2) + -λογια (see -logy), whence also Ger. teleologie, F. téléologie.] The doctrine or study of ends or final causes, esp. as related to the evidences of design or purpose in nature; also transf. such desig...
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Teleology
In the classical notion, teleology is grounded in the inherent nature of things themselves, whereas in consequentialism, teleology is imposed on nature Aristotle on Teleology. New York: Oxford University Press.
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teleology
teleology/ˌtelɪˈɔlədʒɪ, ˌti:lɪ-; ˌtɛlɪ`ɑlədʒɪ, ˌtilɪ-/ n[U]theory that events and developments are meant to fulfil a purpose and happen because of that 目的论(认为事情的发生和发展都是为达到某目的).
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Teleology in biology
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Teleology
Teleology, from Greek τέλος, telos "end, purpose" and -λογία, logia, "a branch of learning", was coined by the philosopher Christian Irreducible teleology
Other philosophers of biology argue instead that biological teleology is irreducible, and cannot be removed by any simple process
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Kant's teleology
Influences of Kant's teleology on biology
Kant's teleology has influenced contemporary biological thought, particularly with scientists use of functional References
Kantianism
Teleology
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teleonomy
teleonomy Biol. (tɛliːˈɒnəmɪ) [f. teleo-2 + -nomy.] The property, common to all living systems, of being organized towards the attainment of ends (see quots.). Hence teleoˈnomic a., of or pertaining to teleonomy.1958 C. S. Pittendrigh in Roe & Simpson Behavior & Evolution xviii. 391 (heading) Adapta...
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Teleonomy
Purpose, as being both in the beginning and the end, simply rejects teleology, and addresses the time reversal problem. Information
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Evolution
Concepts in metaphysics
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dysteleology
dysteleology (ˌdɪstɛliːˈɒlədʒɪ) [ad. Ger. dysteleologie (Häckel), f. dys-, here taken in privative sense + teleologie teleology.] The doctrine of purposelessness, or denial of ‘final causes’, in nature (opp. to teleology); the study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants...
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Concepts in metaphysics
Teleology
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Telic
Telic may refer to:
Grammatically, indicating telicity
A central argument of Teleology says that the world has clearly been constructed in a purposeful
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Telos
Telos is the root 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 work on plant and animal biology, and human ethics, through his theory of the four causes.
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selected by Charles Sprague Sargent
Scientific Papers of Asa Gray, Volume II , selected by Charles Sprague Sargent
Charles Darwin and Asa Gray Discuss Teleology
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Axiarchism
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Philosophy of life
Metaphysical theories
Teleology
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Finality
Finality may refer to:
Extrinsic finality
Intrinsic finality
Finality (law)
Teleology
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Final (disambiguation)
Finale (disambiguation)
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Intrinsic finality
It is an underlying principle of both teleology and moral objectivism. (Origin of Species, chapter 19)
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Religious philosophical concepts
Teleology
Thomas Aquinas
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