In 1748 Maupertuis showed that Newton's laws of motion could be derived by the application of a teleological principle. |
This reason is a logical necessity, but the logical necessity does not prove the teleological or finalist necessity. |
It's a teleological structure, but the successful continuation of the presence of the interactive focus defers and ultimately defeats the telos. |
Paley advances the teleological argument from design founded on the unity and adaptability of created things. |
Boyle argued that only by laying hold of atomist ideas could the occult and teleological influence of the alchemists be removed from the subject. |
The first requirement ensures different content ascriptions to those generated by benefit-based teleological theories. |