DYSTELEOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

dysteleology (uncountable)

(philosophy) The view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design.

The study of apparently functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants.

Source: Wiktionary

Dys*te`le*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Pref. dys- + teleology.] (Biol.)

Definition: The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism. To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must necessarily be fatal. Word (Dynamic Sociology).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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