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Teleology

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(1):

(n.) The doctrine of the final causes of things

(2):

(n.) the doctrine of design, which assumes that the phenomena of organic life, particularly those of evolution, are explicable only by purposive causes, and that they in no way admit of a mechanical explanation or one based entirely on biological science; the doctrine of adaptation to purpose.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Teleology'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/teleology.html. 1828.
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