Teleology Course

Unlock the mysteries of purpose and design in the universe through the philosophical exploration of Teleology.

Legacy

Teleology, the philosophical study of purpose and design in nature, continues to influence modern thought by challenging us to consider the ultimate goals and meanings of our actions.

Concept

Central to teleology is the idea that things have a purpose or goal, which suggests that the precise conditions necessary for life to exist in the universe point to an intelligent designer.

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Introduction To Teleology

What is the purpose behind the unfolding of the universe?

Aristotle's Theory Of Final Causes

What is the ultimate purpose behind everything in the universe?

Teleology In The Philosophy Of Kant

Unlocking the Purpose of Existence: Delving into Kant's Teleology.

Ethics And Teleology

Are our actions guided by a higher purpose or personal gain?

Criticisms Of Teleology

What drives the universe towards purposeful ends, despite doubt and criticism?

Timeline

4th Century BCE

Aristotle's 'Physics' (Aristotle)

3rd Century BCE

Epicurus' 'Letter to Herodotus' (Epicurus)

1st Century CE

Seneca's 'On the Happy Life' (Seneca the Younger)

13th Century

Aquinas' 'Summa Theologica' (Thomas Aquinas)

17th Century

Leibniz's 'Theodicy' (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz)

18th Century

Kant's 'Critique of Judgment' (Immanuel Kant)

19th Century

Hegel's 'Philosophy of Right' (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel)

19th Century

Schopenhauer's 'The World as Will and Representation' (Arthur Schopenhauer)

19th Century

Nietzsche's 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' (Friedrich Nietzsche)

20th Century

Heidegger's 'Being and Time' (Martin Heidegger)

20th Century

Merleau-Ponty's 'Phenomenology of Perception' (Maurice Merleau-Ponty)

20th Century

Whitehead's 'Process and Reality' (Alfred North Whitehead)

20th Century

Popper's 'The Open Society and Its Enemies' (Karl Popper)

20th Century

Rorty's 'Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature' (Richard Rorty)

20th Century

Taylor's 'Sources of the Self' (Charles Taylor)

21st Century

Nussbaum's 'The Fragility of Goodness' (Martha Nussbaum)

21st Century

MacIntyre's 'After Virtue' (Alasdair MacIntyre)

21st Century

Habermas' 'The Theory of Communicative Action' (Jürgen Habermas)