Teleologist (Noun)
Meaning
Advocate of teleology.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- As a prominent teleologist, she argued that understanding the purpose and goal of natural phenomena is essential to scientific inquiry.
- The philosopher's central claim was that all living beings have an intrinsic direction or purpose, a perspective he developed as a teleologist.
- Critics argued that his teleological approach to understanding human history was overly simplistic and neglected the complexity of social and economic factors.
- In his book, the scientist outlined a teleological framework for understanding the evolution of complex systems, which sparked a heated debate among his peers.
- The ancient Greek philosopher was an early proponent of teleological thinking, holding that all things have a built-in purpose or direction that guides their development.