0 (in philosophy) involving the belief that everything has a purpose or use: --
a teleological argument
Confident teleological assertions are now in shorter supply.
Every doctrine that asserts the uniform relationship of man to a teleological world order must also assert the determined character of the human will.
If the proponent of comparative teleological desert really cared about rewarding bad behaviour, he would favour the second outcome.
This teleological element is the ultimate safeguard in process models of informed consent.
I particularly remember his lecture attacking the use of teleological statements during scientific discussions.
Perhaps the strangeness of this trajectory becomes less mysterious, less portentous, when we realise that this trajectory is simply teleological.
Moreover, "progress" and "modernity" substituted for the lost teleological or eschatological perspective of the future.
Classifications based on race into ' folk medicine ' versus ' indigenous medicine ' are based on teleological dichotomy.
