teleology
IPA: tiɫiʌɫˈɔdʒi
noun
- (philosophy) The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.
- (by extension) An instance of such a design or purpose, usually in natural phenomena.
- The use of a purpose or design rather than the laws of nature to explain an occurrence.
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Examples of "teleology" in Sentences
- The teleology entry is beginning to address that.
- Asks questions of mechanism and teleology as well.
- I changed the description in the definition under teleology.
- There is a growing belief in Teleology in the scientific world.
- All other concepts of teleology are covered in the article on teleology.
- Arbitrary actions are closely related to teleology, the study of purpose.
- Eutaxiology is often mistaken for teleology, the study of purpose and design.
- Who is connecting the dots between teleology and specified complexity theory
- Teleology is the assertion that all of existence, the universe, has a purpose.
- Teleology figures centrally in Aristotle's biology and in his theory of causes.
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