Tag: teleology
Design (But Not Design) Is the New Unifying Principle of Biology
The human eye is for seeing, whether or not it has any effect on genetics. However, this common-sense view has a problem.
Teleonomy and Evolution
Does a turtle swim ashore and lay eggs, or to lay eggs?
Biologist Scott Turner’s Purpose and Desire, In His Own Words
If Turner is right, the clockwork, mechanistic, DNA-centric model may have met its match.
When Science Turns Mushy
Certain subjects, all posing ultimate questions, reduce much of scientific talk to pablum. Why do you think that is?
How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?
Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken.