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...

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...

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...

Teleological behaviorism is a variety of behaviorism. Like all other forms of behaviorism it relies heavily on attention to outwardly observable human...

In moral philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the...

"purpose") and νόμος nomos ("law"). Teleonomy is sometimes contrasted with teleology, where the latter is understood as a purposeful goal-directedness brought...

transcendental Idealism (Yale University Press) Thomas Auxter (1982) Kant's Moral Teleology (Mercer University Press) Lewis White Beck (1960) A Commentary on Kant's...

which the ends of His work are gained. Lotze proposed a view called teleological idealism, whose central principle is the principle of teleomechanism...

JSTOR 2025746. Teleology Revisisted: The Dewy Lectures 1977 (second lecture) Mayr 1965, pp. 33–50 Mayr 1988, Ch. 3, "The Multiple Meanings of Teleological" Williams...

Albert Einstein's religious views have been widely studied and often misunderstood. Albert Einstein stated "I believe in Spinoza's God". He did not believe...

goals have a "teleological" function. Constructivist Adlerians, influenced by neo-Kantian and Nietzschean ideas, view these "teleological" goals as "fictions"...

Isma'ili thought, setting forth original theological, metaphysical and teleological expositions, based on the historically unprecedented philosophical injunctions...

Michael (2021), "Moons are planets: Scientific usefulness versus cultural teleology in the taxonomy of planetary science", Icarus, 374: 114768, arXiv:2110...

octopuses, Sheldon helps Mary find her faith in God again by using the teleological argument. 26 4 "A Financial Secret and Fish Sauce" Jonathan Judge Story...

Presentism Related articles Etiology Metaphysics Post hoc ergo propter hoc Teleology "The Unreality of Time" The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time...

for the existence of the universe? Does the cosmos have a purpose? (see teleology) Does the existence of consciousness have a role in the existence of reality...

aesthetics as the Brahman. Brahman and Atman are very important teleological concepts. Teleology deals with the apparent purpose, principle, or goal of something...

Importantly, ‘Holocaust’ and ‘Shoah’ have also been criticized as 'teleological and anachronistic' terms that convey a retrospective view that makes...

Li Hongzhi published the Teachings of Falun Gong in Changchun, China in 1992. They cover a wide range of topics ranging from spiritual, scientific and...

keep, in order to get something. Philosophy portal Deontological ethics Teleology Ethical dilemma Kant's Moral Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford...

chiefly upon The Phenomenology of Spirit, The Science of Logic, his teleological account of history, and his lectures at the University of Berlin on topics...

"Critique of the Kantian philosophy" (German: "Kritik der Kantischen Philosophie") is a criticism Arthur Schopenhauer appended to the first volume of his...

principle of the self-evolving powers of nature". Asa Gray discussed teleology with Darwin, who imported and distributed Gray's pamphlet on theistic...

atomists such as Lucretius challenged the teleological viewpoint of Aristotelian ideas about life, teleology (and after the rise of Christianity, natural...

topic in the philosophy of biology, as it concerns function and purpose (teleology). Some biologists try to avoid terms which imply purpose in adaptation...

legal interpretation such as directives of linguistic interpretation, teleological interpretation or systemic interpretation as well as more specific rules...