Teleology
11teleology — n. [Gr. teleios, complete; logos, discourse] A theory in biology that evolution or nature is guided by a purpose …
12TELEOLOGY — the doctrine of final causes, particularly the argument for the being and character of God from the being and character of His works, that the end reveals His purpose from the beginning, the end being regarded as the thought of God at the… …
13teleology — see TALISMAN …
14teleology — A teleological explanation either explains a process by the end state towards which it is directed; or explains the existence of something by the function it fulfils. In sociology, the former tends to be confined to theories of purposive human… …
15TELEOLOGY — derived from the Greek words telos and logos it means end or goal and is used generally to refer to the adaption of means to ends or specifically to that branch of PHILOSOPHY concerned with ends or final causes …
16teleology — study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose Sciences and Studies …
17teleology — tel·e·ol·o·gy || ‚telɪ É‘lÉ™dʒɪ / É’l n. study of final causes …
18teleology — The philosophical study of design or purpose in natural phenomena. The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining natural phenomena. Purposeful development, as in nature or history, toward a final end. Also see empiricism,… …
19teleology — [ˌtɛlɪ ɒlədʒi, ˌti:l ] noun (plural teleologies) 1》 Philosophy the explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes. 2》 Theology the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world. Derivatives teleologic… …
20teleology — noun (U) the belief that all natural things and events were specially planned for a particular purpose teleological adjective …
