Mention teleology in scientific circles and you’ll usually get a skeptical response. Purpose in the way the world is evolving? Patterns certainly—but purpose? No. Science has gotten along ...

The teleological stance is a science-based self-help system that turns your life into a game with a cosmic purpose. Taking this perspective infuses life with meaning and direction.

Terrence Deacon (photo credit: University of California, Berkeley). Terrence Deacon's Incomplete Nature, might have been titled Aristotle's Revenge. While the book's subtitle is 'How Mind Emerged ...

The basic definition of teleology is the existence of purpose and cause in the universe: “The fact or character attributed to nature or natural processes of being directed toward an end or ...

Paranoid and teleological thinking give rise to distinct social hallucinations in vision. Communications Psychology , 2024; 2 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00163-9 Cite This Page : ...