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What does teleological mean?

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

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