Associations to the word «Teleology»

Wiktionary

TELEOLOGY, noun. (philosophy) The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.
TELEOLOGY, noun. (by extension) An instance of such a design or purpose, usually in natural phenomena.
TELEOLOGY, noun. The use of a purpose or design rather than the laws of nature to explain an occurrence.

Dictionary definition

TELEOLOGY, noun. (philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes.

Wise words

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