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laws versus teleology  

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  • The word teleology derives from the Greek telos (τέλoς) meaning “end” (goal, aim, completion, fulfillment, or perfection). Telos includes the best condition, activity, or operation of a natural or human agent, such as a prize-winning animal or an excellent (virtuoso) performance by a performing artist. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Laws versus Teleology]

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