- dysteleology
- The study of the organs of plants or animals while denying that they are useful
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dysteleology
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Dysteleology — is the philosophical view that existence has no telos or final cause. Western philosophy since Copernicus has been increasingly dysteleological. Unlike traditional philosophical and religious perspectives, modern philosophical naturalism sees… … Wikipedia
Dysteleology — Dys*te le*ol o*gy, n. [Pref. dys + teleology.] (Biol.) The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dysteleology — dysteleological /dis tel ee euh loj i keuhl, tee lee /, adj. dysteleologist, n. /dis tel ee ol euh jee, tee lee /, n. 1. Philos. a doctrine denying the existence of a final cause or purpose. 2. the assumed absence of purpose in life or nature. 3 … Universalium
dysteleology — dys·te·le·ol·o·gy (dis te″le olґə je) 1. the study of apparently useless organs or parts. 2. lack of purposefulness, or of contribution to the final result … Medical dictionary
dysteleology — study of purposeless organs Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
dysteleology — dys·teleology … English syllables
dysteleology — Дистелеология … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
dysteleology — n. denial of a final cause or purpose of life … Dictionary of difficult words
dysteleology — “+ noun Etymology: German dysteleologie, from dys + teleologie teleology 1. : absence of purpose in nature especially as manifested in rudimentary or nonfunctional structures; also : the doctrine of purposelessness in nature compare teleology 2 … Useful english dictionary
dysteleological — dəs, (|)dis+ adjective : of or relating to dysteleology : purposeless * * * dysteleological / i ə lojˈi kl/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑dysteleology … Useful english dictionary
