ALL meanings of teleology
tel·e·ol·o·gy
T t - noun teleology the doctrine that final causes exist. 1
- noun teleology the study of the evidences of design or purpose in nature. 1
- noun teleology such design or purpose. 1
- noun teleology the belief that purpose and design are a part of or are apparent in nature. 1
- noun teleology (in vitalist philosophy) the doctrine that phenomena are guided not only by mechanical forces but that they also move toward certain goals of self-realization. 1
- noun teleology the doctrine that there is evidence of purpose or design in the universe, and esp that this provides proof of the existence of a Designer 0
- noun teleology the belief that certain phenomena are best explained in terms of purpose rather than cause 0
- noun teleology the systematic study of such phenomena 0
- noun teleology the belief that natural phenomena have a predetermined purpose and are not determined by mechanical laws 0
- noun teleology the study of final causes 0
- noun teleology the fact or quality of being directed toward a definite end or of having an ultimate purpose, esp. as attributed to natural processes 0
- noun teleology a belief, as that of vitalism, that natural phenomena are determined not only by mechanical causes but by an overall design or purpose in nature 0
- noun teleology the study of evidence for this belief 0
- noun teleology the evaluation of conduct, as in utilitarianism, in relation to the end or ends it serves 0