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Teleological vs Nonteleological - What's the difference?

teleological | nonteleological |

As adjectives the difference between teleological and nonteleological

is that teleological is of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose while nonteleological is not teleological.

teleological

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose.
  • *1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.19:
  • *:It will be seen that this doctrine is optimistic and teleological : the universe and everything in it is developing towards something continually better than what went before.

    • Derived terms

    *teleologically *teleological argument

    nonteleological

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not teleological.

    • Derived terms

    * nonteleologically