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This argument is at any rate perfectly valid against Schopenhauer himself; for he holds in common with the optimistic teleologists that 'nature does nothing in vain.'

From Schopenhauer by Whittaker, Thomas

Professor Henderson concedes very little to the vitalists or the teleologists.

From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John

The special teleologists, such as Paley, occupy themselves with the latter only; they refer particular facts to special design, but leave an overwhelming array of the widest facts inexplicable.

From Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism by Gray, Asa

He taught that “the most puzzling things of all to the old-school teleologists are the principia of the Darwinian.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

The teleologists have long told us that the valves in the veins of the arms and legs assist in the return of blood to the heart against gravitation.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various