teleological

[ tel-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl, tee-lee- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Philosophy.

of or relating to teleology, the philosophical doctrine that final causes, design, and purpose exist in nature.

Finally, Obama weighed in with his teleological view of the historical process, revealing a rather optimistic and Whiggish view.

In the face of such teleological heft, there is often little to do but grab your board and head for the beach.

The pointy undergarment reached its teleological conclusion in 1990, when Gaultier designed the rocket cone bra for Madonna.

Many, perhaps, will see an additional cause in teleological considerations, aiming at the avoidance of in-and-in breeding.

The character of the entire point of view is personal, human, teleological, ethical.

It remains then that the cause of the teleological life of the sublunar world is an immaterial power, a separate intellect.

It is this teleological unfolding of activity that constitutes any object or phenomenon an "animate" fact.

Yet in spite of all this Philo uses quite an elaborate teleological argument drawn from the order in the world.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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