Definition of Teleological

1. Adjective. Of or relating to teleology.

Partainyms: Teleology
Derivative terms: Teleology

Definition of Teleological

1. a. Of or pertaining to teleology, or the doctrine of design.

Definition of Teleological

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Teleological

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Teleological

1. Of or pertaining to teleology, or the doctrine of design. Teleolog"ically. Origin: Cf. F. Teleologique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Teleological

telencephalons
telenovel
telenovela
telenovelas
telenovels
telenurse
telenurses
telenursing
teleo-
teleoanalyses
teleoanalysis
teleocephial
teleogenesis
teleogenetic
teleologic
teleological (current term)
teleological argument
teleological arguments
teleologically
teleologies
teleologist
teleologists
teleology
teleomitosis
teleonomic
teleonomical
teleonomies
teleonomist

Literary usage of Teleological

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Kant's Kritik of Judgment by Immanuel Kant (1892)
"Of the association of mechanism with the teleological principle in the explanation ... But, just as little is the mere teleological ground of such a being ..."

2. Introduction to Philosophy by Friedrich Paulsen (1896)
"Of course, the weakness of the teleological view did not escape them either. And so they found themselves confronted by an insoluble dilemma. ..."

3. Introduction to Philosophy by Friedrich Paulsen (1895)
"Of course, the weakness of the teleological view did not escape them either. And so they found themselves confronted by an insoluble dilemma. ..."

4. A System of Ethics by Friedrich Paulsen (1899)
"Against the teleological view: Abbott's translation of Kant's Ethics, pp. 9 ff.; Lecky, History of European Morals, chap. I.; Bradley, Ethical Studies; ..."

5. A System of Ethics by Friedrich Paulsen (1899)
"teleological AND FORMALISTIC CONCEPTIONS l 1. As was said before (p. ... Against the teleological view: Abbott's translation of Kant's Ethics, pp. ..."

6. Introduction to Philosophy by Friedrich Paulsen (1906)
"Of course, the weakness of the teleological view did not escape them either. And so they found themselves confronted by an insoluble dilemma. ..."

7. Ethics: Descriptive and Explanatory by Sidney Edward Mezes (1900)
"Ethics as a teleological Science Ethics is often called a teleological science, ... To call a science teleological is the same as to call it normative, ..."

8. Selections from the Literature of Theism by Alfred Caldecott, Hugh Ross Mackintosh (1904)
"IT is not the proper business of Natural Theology to include a demonstration of the teleological constitution of the universe; its office is to interpret ..."

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