10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELEOLOGICALLY»
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teleologically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
teleologically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Formal Lexicon for the Social Sciences
Thus: SOC 14 "x is a person who is teleologically independent L(MN)- for-J[b] for
person y K(FG)-for-H[a] in time-interval T" =df. "x exhibits overt purposive L(MN)-
for-J[b] behavior in time-interval T and there is a z that is the interval-part of x in ...
Robert Joseph Wolfson, 1990
2
Utilitarianism, Hedonism, and Desert: Essays in Moral Philosophy
He puts this point by saying that the general utilitarian description of the act, the
description that mentions all and only teleologically significant properties of the
act, must contain reference to the kinds of alternatives open. Therefore, if two acts
...
3
Debating Design: From Darwin to DNA
In general, as pointed out earlier, those features and behaviors that are
considered adaptations are explained teleologically. This is simply because
adaptations are features that come about by natural selection. Among alternative
genetic ...
William A. Dembski, Michael Ruse, 2004
4
Science and Religion in Search of Cosmic Purpose
"Hte general occurrence in human populations of normal rather than S
hemoglobin is explained teleologically by the contribution of hemoglobin to
effective oxygen transport and thus to reproductive success. A second example,
the difference ...
John F. Haught, John F. Haught Francisco José Ayala, 2000
5
The Works of Agency: On Human Action, Will, and Freedom
But if we insist also that, for one action to be truly more fundamental than another,
it must be teleologically more basic, it may yet be possible to accommodate this
example. For it is not yet clear that the agent in it does anything teleologically ...
6
End of Story: Toward an Annihilation of Language and History
Ricoeur, like Maclntyre, gives an Aristotelian account of action as organized
teleologically, which immediately (for contemporary ears, at any rate) suggests
narration. However, it is far from obvious that experience is organized
teleologically.
7
Machines of Nature and Corporeal Substances in Leibniz
When those bodies have the appropriate, “machines within machines” structure,
they are perfectly set up to be directed by a single teleologically-actuated master
mind. The body- upshot of the little servant-substances manifests in its behavior ...
Justin E. H. Smith, Ohad Nachtomy, 2011
8
Philosophy of Mind: A Comprehensive Introduction
According to teleological functionalists, something analogous is true of natural
systems such as organisms. Their components contribute teleologically to their
overall behavior. The purpose of the heart, for instance, is to pump blood; its
activity ...
9
The Teleological Discourse of Barack Obama
That is where we are today. King thus raises the historical twin issues of freedom
and peace as the great questions that contextualize the Memphis sanitation
workers strike. The former is defined teleologically, the latter as an issue of
survival.
10
Action and Responsibility
Feinberg is not clear, but it is reasonable to think it involves at least two things:
teleologically related acts are causally related and they are subject to
descriptions not arbitrarily related. The paradigmatic case of teleologically related
actions ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELEOLOGICALLY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
teleologically is used in the context of the following news items.
The humanities and the advent of the 'posthuman'
... emblem of Humanism as a doctrine that combines the biological, discursive and moral expansion of human capabilities into an idea of teleologically ordained, ... «Thought Leader, Jul 15»
The limited effectiveness of US Middle East policy
However, this liberalism, imbued with platonic notions of good and evil floating in space, and the irrational theism that we are being teleologically drawn to a ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
The Folly Of Intuitive Heuristics And Biases – A Word To The Voter
All of us think teleologically when we take a position or argue a point. That is to say, we have a preconceived notion on any subject based on the purpose that ... «Sri Lanka Guardian, Jul 15»
Farewell Reality
However, the freedom to marry is teleologically ordered by the ends of marriage, none of which can be met by homosexual behavior. The freedom to marry ... «Catholic World Report, Jun 15»
Nationalism over verse
But today, under the new brand of Islam inherited teleologically by the state, he would have attracted the mischief of the Taliban for using “khuda” for god, ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
Some head-scratching over how we fund studies of the brain
... life expectancy, he says, more people are undergoing "age changes in the extreme that we might argue, teleologically, we were never meant to experience.". «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jun 15»
Eckardt's music shows a master's touch at final Ear Heart concert
... this display was aesthetically and teleologically different. Eckardt and Zorn don't write technically challenging music so the listeners can delight in the playing, ... «New York Classical Review, May 15»
Safety net? More like a trampoline: DPM Tharman
But let's not think that we are all moving teleologically towards that destination that you now see in the US or UK. We all have to evolve and we all need some ... «AsiaOne, May 15»
Late to the party: becoming LGBTQ rep at St Hugh's
It allows us all to reject well-meaning but oppressive born "this way" arguments which teleologically lead to the pursuit of the "gay gene" and "male/female ... «Cherwell Online, May 15»
McCormack Pharma's Landmark Discovery could mean New …
... modulation of signalling by free fatty acids represents a highly-coordinated and teleologically-conserved failsafe mechanism for maintaining signalling fidelity. «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
