Teleology
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| + | '''Teleology''' ([[Greek (language)|Greek]]: ''telos'': end, purpose) is the [[philosophy|philosophical]] study of design and [[purpose]]. A teleological school of thought is one that holds all things to be designed for or directed toward a final result, that there is an inherent purpose or final cause for all that exists. | ||
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Teleology (Greek: telos: end, purpose) is the philosophical study of design and purpose. A teleological school of thought is one that holds all things to be designed for or directed toward a final result, that there is an inherent purpose or final cause for all that exists.
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