| In his writings Karl Popper questioned the positivism and teleological historicism of the modern age. |
| It's a teleological structure, but the successful continuation of the presence of the interactive focus defers and ultimately defeats the telos. |
| In 1748 Maupertuis showed that Newton's laws of motion could be derived by the application of a teleological principle. |
| Boyle argued that only by laying hold of atomist ideas could the occult and teleological influence of the alchemists be removed from the subject. |
| This reason is a logical necessity, but the logical necessity does not prove the teleological or finalist necessity. |
| Chance occurrence of an event is one in which no cause can be identified explaining its teleological or purposeful specificity. |
