Definition of Teleolagy
Teleology, the doctrine of final causes, particularly the argument
for the being and character of God from the being and character of His
works, that the end reveals His purpose from the beginning, the end being
regarded as the thought of God at the beginning, or the universe viewed
as the realisation of Him and His eternal purpose.
- Wikipedia
Te`le*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?;,
teleos, the end or issue + -logy: cf. F.
téléologie.] The doctrine of the final causes of
things; specif. (Biol.), 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.
Te`le*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?;,
teleos, the end or issue + -logy: cf. F.
téléologie.] The doctrine of the final causes of
things; specif. (Biol.), 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the study of the purpose of natural occurrences
- the use of a non-natural purpose to explain an occurrence
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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