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teleonomy Biol.|tɛliːˈɒnəmɪ|
[f. teleo-2 + -nomy.]
The property, common to all living systems, of being organized towards the attainment of ends (see quots.). Hence teleoˈnomic a., of or pertaining to teleonomy.
1958C. S. Pittendrigh in Roe & Simpson Behavior & Evolution xviii. 391 (heading) Adaptation: teleonomy versus teleology. Ibid. 394 It seems unfortunate that the term ‘teleology’ should be resurrected... The biologist's long-standing confusion would be more fully removed if all end-directed systems were described by some other term, like ‘teleonomic’, in order to emphasize that..end⁓directedness does not carry a commitment to Aristotelian teleology. 1961Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quantitative Biol. XXVI. 1 (heading) The teleonomic significance of biosynthetic control mechanisms. 1976Ann. Rev. Microbiol. XXX. 538 The hoped-for aim of this review is to promote more studies on the diverse glycerol systems in a teleonomic context. 1977P. B. & J. S. Medawar Life Sci. i. 11 Biologists prefer to use the genteelism teleonomy with merely descriptive connotations to signify the goal-directed or ‘as-if-purposive’ character of biological performances. 1978J. Z. Young Programs of Brain iii. 16 The conception of ‘teleology’ has been associated with that of a final aim of life, implying metaphysical or religious beliefs. To avoid this, recent authors have used the word ‘teleonomy’ to describe the directional character of living activities... But words of this sort confuse many people and one is enough, let us keep to ‘teleology’. |