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Teleology (from τέλος, telos, 'end', 'aim', or 'goal', and λόγος, logos, 'explanation' or 'reason') or finality is a philosophical approach to discussing causality that explains causes in terms of ends, purposes, or goals.
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| Teleology | is a | recurring issue in evolutionary biology | 0.90 | text |
| René Descartes | instance of | philosophers | 0.80 | text |
| Francis Bacon | instance of | philosophers | 0.80 | text |
| and Thomas Hobbes wrote in opposition to Aristotelian teleology | instance of | philosophers | 0.80 | text |
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| emphasized the distinction between using teleological metaphors | instance of | Other arguments against this analogy have also been promoted by writers | 0.80 | text |
| being teleological.Biologist philosopher Francisco Ayala has argued that all statements about processes can be trivially translated into teleological statements | instance of | Other arguments against this analogy have also been promoted by writers | 0.80 | text |
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