| teleology | study of final causes | en | (isim) | en |
| teleology | The doctrine of the final causes of things 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 | en | en |
| teleology | Causality in which the effect is explained by an end (Greek, telos) to be realized. Teleology thus differs essentially from efficient causality, in which an effect is dependent on prior events. Aristotle's account of teleology declared that a full explanation of anything must consider its final cause the purpose for which the thing exists or was produced. Following Aristotle, many philosophers have conceived of biological processes as involving the operation of a guiding end. Modern science has tended to appeal only to efficient causes in its investigations. See also mechanism | en | en |
| teleology | The study of ends or final causes; the explanation of phenomena by reference to goals or purposes | en | en |
| teleology | The study of final causes, results Having a definite purpose, goal, or design | en | en |
| teleology | A doctrine or idea based on final purposes that Darwinism does not permit In biology, a teleological idea is one which presupposes a purpose about the ways in which living things behave The idea is very closely related to vitalism, the idea that living things contain a spirit which imbues them with purpose | en | en |
| teleology | acceptance of underlying directed purpose in biological phenomena | en | en |
| teleology | Teleology is derived from the two Greek words, te/loj(telos) meaning "purpose or end" and lo/goj(logos) meaning "word " Teleology is the study of the end or purpose of things | en | en |
| teleology | From the Greek telos(goal, end) and logos (theory, account); the view that affirms the reality of purpose and holds the universe either to be consciously designed (the Christian view), or to be the working out of partly conscious, partly unconscious purposes that are immanent in developing organisms (Aristotle's view) | en | en |
| teleology | the theory of purposes and ends | en | en |
| teleology | study of ultimate causes in nature Usually applied to mean the attempts to divine design in nature See also Design, Argument from | en | en |
| teleology | fact of having an ultimate purpose | en | en |
| teleology | type of thinking emphasizing purpose interpretation of structure and function | en | en |
| teleology | Conversion of Special-Case Experience into Generalized Principles | en | en |
| teleology | The philosophical doctrine that natural phenomena are not determined by mechanical causes but instead are directed toward a definite end in the overall scheme of nature | en | en |
| teleology | Seeing natural things in terms of purpose: eyes are for seeing, wings are for flying It was one of the major efforts of science to break this habit in order to clear the way for deeper insights into nature, specifically into evolution | en | en |
| teleology | is the practice of evaluating a decision against the criterion of whether the outcome achieves the original goal | en | en |
| teleology | belief that nature, or language, has a purpose Aristotle's philosophy was teleological | en | en |
| teleology | The theory that the cause and direction of changes in phenomena are determined by a previously existing plan or purpose, as opposed to mechanism wherein they are determined according to the laws of the natural sciences (q v ) All human actions (purposive human behavior) are teleological, i e , they are activated by the purpose of the actor HA 23-26; UF 6-8 | en | en |
| teleology | The study of design or purpose | en | en |
| teleology | this is generally understood to mean that all life forms fulfil a plan and design preordained It implies purpose and design to natural events I cover this in detail in my discussion of [2: Kantist teleology]; [2: also a note on teleology] A teleological explanation explains something or some event in terms of the purpose or goal served by the thing or event [3: Is there a goal to evolution? ] | en | en |
| teleology | the view that maintains the reality of purpose and affirms that the universe either was consciously designed or is operating under partly conscious, partly unconscious purposes | en | en |
| teleology | (philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes | en | en |
Etymology :New Latin teleologia, from Greek tele-, telos end, purpose + -logia -logy; more at WHEEL. Pronunciation :"te-lE-'ä-l&-jE, "tE-. Function :noun. Date :1740.
