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"Teleological," on which most of the ancient, medieval, and modern systems of philosophy are based.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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The book is divided into two main sections, the Critique of Aesthetic Judgment and the Critique of Teleological Judgment, and also includes a large overview of the entirety of the Critical system, arranged in its final form.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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As such, Prof. Griffin's Whiteheadian evolution would be included in this big tent, and opposed to that other big tent that I call "Non-Teleological explanations of biotic reality."
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Teleological considerations, therefore, are appropriate in scientific studies whenever they are consistent with the actual data of observation.
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[8] Remove the religious flourish and focus on the red meat: Teleological considerations, therefore, are appropriate in scientific studies whenever they are consistent with the actual data of observation.
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The book is divided into two main sections, the Critique of Aesthetic Judgment and the Critique of Teleological Judgment, and also includes a large overview of the entirety of the Critical system, arranged in its final form.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Teleological/supernatural ideas in biology went the way of the humours and all sorts of other once-dominant concepts - they were refuted, and then deservedly relegated to the history books. fnxtr
Another really dumb poll question about evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Teleological/supernatural ideas in biology went the way of the humours and all sorts of other once-dominant concepts - they were refuted, and then deservedly relegated to the history books.
Another really dumb poll question about evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Teleological thinking involves considering the development of biological structures for some predetermined purpose, i.e., a goal.
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On the other hand, as Ernst Mayr pointed out in his essay "Teleological and Teleonomic; A New Analysis" [(1974) Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, XIV, pp. 91 to 117], natural selection is quite capable of producing entities that are purposeful.
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