Teleology: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow?
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https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me13.334Keywords:
Charles Darwin, teleology, evolutionary biologyAbstract
Teleological explanations in evolutionary biology, from Cuvier to the present (and into the future), depend on the metaphor of design for heuristic power and predictive fertility.
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