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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > research/theoretical frameworks > teleology
... > social science subjects > psychology > psychological assessment > theory and methodology > scientific explanation > teleology
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > concepts & philosophies > scientific explanation > teleology
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > empirical political theory > scientific explanation > teleology
other subjects > arts and humanities > philosophy > metaphysics > teleology

Preferred term

teleology  

Definition(s)

  • Teleology (from Greek words telos, “end,” and logos, “reason, discourse”) is the study of processes in nature as they are driven by their ends, goals, and purposes. This is diametrically opposed to a mechanistic explanation based only on cause–effect sequences in time series. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Teleology]

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