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Teleology: Encyclopedia - Teleology
Teleology is the supposition that there is design, purpose, directive principle, or finality in the works and processes of nature, and th...
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Teleology: Encyclopedia Ii - Teleology - Classical Greek Teleology
Plato summarized the argument for teleology as follows in Phaedo, arguing that it is error to fail to distinguish between the ultimate Ca...
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Teleology: Encyclopedia Ii - Teleology - Extrinsic And Intrinsic Finality
Teleology depends on the concept of a final cause or purpose inherent in all beings. There are two types of such causes, intrinsic finali...
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