Essays Tagged: "Teleology"

Aristotle vs. Darwin

gical method was supported widely for over 2,000 years. One scientist remarks that the Aristotelian teleology 'has been the ghost, the unexplained mystery which has haunted biology through its whole h ... gainst Aristotle, we must first inspect Aristotle's ideas and thoughts about biology.Aristotle used teleology to explain the harmony and final results of the earth. Teleology is the study of the purpo ...

(9 pages) 444 6 4.6 Jun/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Essay on Aristotle

against what he believes are incorrect conclusions. One idea that Aristotle argues specifically is teleology. Teleology is the idea that natural phenomena are determined not only by mechanical causes ... y an overall design or purpose in nature. In this essay, I will examine what Aristotle's concept of teleology was and look at why he held this conception.First, let's talk about what we mean by teleol ...

(3 pages) 117 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Evolution and philosophy have a relationship as old as the idea of evolution itself.

debate have been raised, and they are briefly reviewed: reductionism, progress and directionalism, teleology, naturalism, and evolutionary ethics. Not all of them are related to creationism, but all ...

(1 pages) 47 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Evolution is progressive

brids can be reformed repeatedly in the lab) and get the same results. What's more, the view called teleology has been dropped by biologists: explanations of what something is for don't say that they ... ere in order to achieve an end result. It is enough that they are the result of selection.Or is it? Teleology, too, is making a minor comeback. In science, teleology is a way of modelling a system's b ...

(4 pages) 62 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Apparent progress due to a 'wall' restricting where random change can take things.

brids can be reformed repeatedly in the lab) and get the same results. What's more, the view called teleology has been dropped by biologists: explanations of what something is for don't say that they ... ere in order to achieve an end result. It is enough that they are the result of selection.Or is it? Teleology, too, is making a minor comeback. In science, teleology is a way of modelling a system's b ...

(3 pages) 33 1 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Aristotle's Beliefs

ristotle the final cause or purpose of anything analyzes the metaphysical cause which is studied in teleology. Aristotle also perceived God in the beginning as well as the end as the prime mover and i ...

(3 pages) 224 3 4.5 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Benefits of the Teleological theory of morality

Aristotle's theory on Virtues, and finally the theory of Utility, or the Utilitarian principles of Teleology.To start off we have Immanuel Kant, creator of the categorical imperative and the founder ... eory might need to be looked at a bit more. Finally we have the last major type of morality: Teleology. Teleology uses the Principle of Utility or Utilitarianism. This theory states that one do ...

(5 pages) 81 0 0.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Business ethics- explanation of definition

s own self interest, but endangered a company that ended up bankrupt.(Ferrell, Fraedrich 2005) With Teleology, a person may do what is right or wrong if it will benefit their own selfishness. Teleolog ...

(3 pages) 147 0 3.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

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(6 pages) 1281 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

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(6 pages) 1178 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy