Definition of DYSTELEOLOGY

dysteleology

Meanings

Noun

  • The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design.
  • The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants.
  • The frustration of natural function, as for example where an insect obtains honey by puncturing a nectary instead of by the floral opening.

Origin / Etymology

From dys- + teleology.

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