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- noun biology The quality of
living organisms of seeming to beorganized towards the attainment of an end
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As Wilkins points out, the more exactly termed teleonomy and teleomatic are “sometimes called” teleology - meaning the legitimate kind, internal teleology.
Francisco Jose Ayala: Darwin's Gift: To Science and Religion - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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As 'teleonomy' was specifically coined (Pittendrigh, 1958) to distinguish between actual and apparent purpose, the quibble is appropriate.
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In addition, ID theory has spotlighted a sadly neglected area of evolutionary theory "“the concept of" teleonomy "and the problem of adaptive teleology" “in a way that I believe will ultimately benefit not only evolutionary theory, but also cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and the development of artificial intelligence.
Another Course on ID 2006
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The only thing I might add is that I think that Aristotle's four causes still apply quite well, including "final cause" (i.e. teleology), in the sense defined by Mayr in his 1974 paper on teleology and teleonomy.
Against Darwinism 2009
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The only thing I might add is that I think that Aristotle's four causes still apply quite well, including "final cause" (i.e. teleology), in the sense defined by Mayr in his 1974 paper on teleology and teleonomy.
Against Darwinism 2009
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The teleonomy/teleology poses the biggest problem because, as he notes, it violates the very premises of science.
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It would help if there could be a consensus definition of teleology (and teleonomy) too.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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MikeGene: He is using it more as a thought experiment to flesh out the unique properties of life and cites three: teleonomy, autonomous morphogenesis, and reproductive invariance.
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He is using it more as a thought experiment to flesh out the unique properties of life and cites three: teleonomy, autonomous morphogenesis, and reproductive invariance.
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Further, the description where Wilkins attribute teleonomy is not on an individual level, but on a population level “genetic programs”.
Francisco Jose Ayala: Darwin's Gift: To Science and Religion - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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