Strong and Weak Teleology in the Life Sciences Post-Darwin

It is often assumed that direction and purpose in nature—teleology—is a dead relic of the past, a result of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species (1859) and Descent of Man (1871). But teleology has had a long and complex relationship with science. This paper will trace its general history with an empha...

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Main Author: Flannery, Michael A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B teleonomy
B Lecomte du Noüy
B Evolution
B Michael Denton
B teleometry
B Darwinism
B neo-Darwinian synthesis
B Pierre-Paul Grassé
B Teleology
B Edmund Ware Sinnott
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