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Definition of finalism in English: finalismnoun ˈfʌɪn(ə)lɪz(ə)m mass nounThe doctrine that natural processes, for example evolution, are directed towards some goal. Example sentencesExamples - But radical finalism is quite as unacceptable, and for the same reason.
- However, Bergson continues, the teleological approach of traditional finalism equally makes genuine creation of the new impossible, since it entails, just as mechanism, that the ‘whole is given.’
- The adoption of a similar epistemology would be disruptive for historiographies that are characterized by a strong sense of finalism.
- The theory we shall put forward in this book will therefore necessarily partake of finalism to a certain extent.
Derivatives adjective fʌɪn(ə)ˈlɪstɪk A taxonomy of social cognitions is suggested comprising three classes: causal, evaluative and finalistic thinking. Example sentencesExamples - During this period of time no serious and efficacious attempt of finalistic therapy is put into practice.
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