There’s a big difference between teleology (humans projecting purposiveness onto inanimate matter) and teleonomy (humans recognizing evolutionary adaptations that emerged to embody convergent instrumental goals that promote the final goals of survival and reproduction). The latter is what I’m talking about with this essay. The biological purposes are not just in the mind of the beholder.
There’s a big difference between teleology … and teleonomy
I disagree. Any “purposes” are limited to the mind of a beholder. Otherwise, you’ll be joining the camp of the child who thinks that a teddy bear falls to the ground because it wants to.
There’s a big difference between teleology (humans projecting purposiveness onto inanimate matter) and teleonomy (humans recognizing evolutionary adaptations that emerged to embody convergent instrumental goals that promote the final goals of survival and reproduction). The latter is what I’m talking about with this essay. The biological purposes are not just in the mind of the beholder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleonomy
I disagree. Any “purposes” are limited to the mind of a beholder. Otherwise, you’ll be joining the camp of the child who thinks that a teddy bear falls to the ground because it wants to.