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Preferred term

Teleology  

Definition

  • The study of evidences of design in nature; a doctrine that ends are immanent in nature; a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes; the fact or character attributed to nature or natural processes of being directed toward an end or shaped by a purpose; the use of design or purpose as an explanation of natural phenomena [Merriam Web Collegiate]

Notation

  • 121413

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RRGH0ZXW-7

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