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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Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2020]
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Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3 |
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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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