teleological explanation
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teleological
adjective
uk/ˌtiː.li.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌtiː.li.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
(in philosophy) involving the belief that everything has a purpose ...
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explanation
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/
the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy ...
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I leave it to philosophers of science to evaluate the thesis that the data of modern science point toward the need forteleologicalexplanation.
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To suggest that a form of ethnic nationalism has emerged in a specific period under the assumption of a monolithic whole is apt to lead to ateleologicalexplanation.
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He believed that cybernetics bridged the fundamental gap between mechanical causality andteleologicalexplanation: the same feedback mechanism could now explain both the operation of machiner y and human action.
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And therefore teleological explanations in terms of biological advantage have no place in gestalt theory.
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And the deception lies in its appeal to teleological explanations.
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This was not inevitable : teleological explanations need not give way to mechanistic ones - the seeming inability to reduce the mind to the brain shows this well enough.
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A relevant addendum involves considering research on children's orientation to teleological explanations of natural phenomena, which suggests that relatively rich cognitive proclivities might underlie religious thought.
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Simpson argued that biology, contrary to physics and chemistry, could deliver not only reductionist, but also teleological explanations.
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This account is consistent with teleological explanations of life, which account for phenomena in terms of purpose or goal-directedness.
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But teleological explanations (relating to purpose or function) have remained stubbornly useful in biology - from the structural configuration of macromolecules to the study of co-operation in social systems.
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