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Definition of Dysteleology

Dysteleology
Dysteleology Dys*te`le*ol"o*gy, n. [Pref. dys- + teleology.] (Biol.) The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism. To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must necessarily be fatal. --Word (Dynamic Sociology).

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- Dysteleology is the philosophical view that existence has no telos - no final cause from purposeful design. Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) invented and po****rized...
- "unintelligent design" or "dysteleology/dysteleological". The nineteenth-century biologist Ernst Haeckel applied the term "dysteleology" to the implications...
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- limitations of the realization of the telos of the class struggle. Conatus Dysteleology Metaphysics Plato Polytely Teleological argument Teleonomy "telos". Dictionary...
- up to the harsh reality of the human situation. Absurdism Cosmicism Dysteleology Existence precedes essence Logotherapy Man's Search for Meaning Meaning...
- regulatory and purposive systems Destiny – Predetermined course of events Dysteleology – Philosophical view that existence has no final goal Ed Ricketts – American...
- supernatural, simply by definition. Atheism Clockwork universe Daoism Deism Dysteleology Empiricism Hylomorphism Legal naturalism Liberal naturalism Materialism...
- The study of abnormalities of physiological development. teratology dysteleology The philosophical view that existence has no telos or final cause from...
- to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Dysteleology Embryology Haeckelites Haeckel's Tale Heinrich Schmidt (philosopher)...
- truth-finding can result from natural selection. Religion portal Atheism Daoism Dysteleology Ethical naturalism Hylomorphism Liberal naturalism Materialism Controversy...