Can Someone Give Me Some Examples Of A Teleology System

What is teleology?

A teleological explanation includes a final cause or end goal in an account of how some object or system came into being.Such explanations seem essential for describing the structure of man-made objects. For example, we say that a teapot looks the way it does because it was designed for a specific purpose; an unmet desire for a particular function determined its present form.Things become tricky when applying teleological explanations to the natural world, which is how Plato and Aristotle stumbled onto the concept in the first place. We are tempted to say that "eyes are made for seeing" and "hands are made for grasping," but such descriptions imply a designer, or at least backwards causation, in which an as-yet-unrealized goal shapes events of the present. In light of the theory of evolution, most scientists agree that teleological explanations of biological systems are no longer necessary, but they nevertheless remain a convenient way of describing them.Can we do away with teleological explanation entirely? A lot is riding on the answer to that question. A world that is free of teleology is purposeless, reductionist, and leaves no room for human intentions in scientific explanations. A non-teleological explanation of a teapot's shape would be stated in terms of molecular interactions in the designer's brain that drove him to create an object with a particular structure. The only "goals" involved are the goals of atomic and subatomic particles to reach their desired energy states. The default scientific position would be that we will one day have the ability to explain everything in such terms, but there's no evidence that this will be possible, even in principle. At some point, we will run up against the question: "do we want to explain how our psychological goals can be part of the natural world, or do we want to explain them away?" To me, this is the heart of the debate over teleology.

What are examples of teleology?

Teleology is the process of explaining something through its function or purpose, rather than what caused it, or the thing itself. There are several aspects or “genres” of teleology, and I’ll try to explain a few:Teleology is a common practice in ethics. Like the definition implies, using teleology in ethics means you consider and explain actions based on the end result. Some might consider stealing bad, but a teleological thinker may say, “but in the end, I’m stealing to feed my family, which is good, so the action is good.” In other words, an action’s “goodness” is based off the outcome.A second example of teleology is in philosophy. Early philosophers used intrinsic teleology to explain most aspects of the world by saying objects exist to serve their purpose: an acorn is created to turn into an oak tree; man was created to rule the earth; apple trees exist to provide food for people. Intrinsic teleology explains things through what they do or are “meant” to do, and is debated among religious and philosophical groups.Finally, another, more-concrete aspect of teleology is extrinsic teleology. Just like intrinsic teleology implies things have “natural purposes,” extrinsic teleology is explains objects based on what purpose was “forced” upon them (ex = outside, a purpose imposed upon it.) A fork exists to eat with; a car exists to drive; houses exist to live in.

What is the meaning of human existence? What are our teleological potentials (i.e. what can we become)? What are our teleological imperatives (i.e. what must we become to fulfill our role in the order of reality)?

The meaning of Human existence is to find and fulfill our Human role, purpose in Nature’s vast, cosmic system.We have to become selfless, objective observers of the system so we can scientifically, transparently research it and attain, justify its perfection.We are born with an inherently self-centered, self-serving, subjective consciousness and perception of reality. This distances, separates us from Nature’s system. But this “outsider”, “cancer-like” opposition, gives us the opportunity to gain an independent point of view of ourselves and the system.In the right “laboratory”, using the purposeful, practical educational method, we can gradually re-integrate into nature’s system by clothing into Nature’s “godly qualities” of selfless, unconditional love and bestowal - above and against our inherently egoistic stance.It is this unique, acquired duality that facilitates our purpose - being separate, independent , outside of the system and merged, seamlessly integrated with it at the same time!Against the dark backdrop of selfish, hateful egoism we can observe and justify the perfection of selfless, unconditional altruism. By this justification we justify our own existence, meriting being “Crown of Creation”!I hope this answers all your questions.The Purpose Of Life | Laitman.comA Person’s Purpose | Laitman.comWhy Are Humans Considered The Crown Of Creation? | Laitman.com

What is deontology and how does it compare to other normative ethic ideas?

Deontology, or deontological ethics, refers to any ethical system based on adherence to rules or obligations of duty. There are many forms of deontological ethics, from divine command theory to Kant’s idea of a “categorical imperative”.This is most often contrasted to teleological or consequentialist ethical systems, which are based on concern for the results of one’s actions. The most well-known and well-developed consequentialist system (or “family” of systems) is utilitarianism.

How do deontology and teleology differ?

Simply put, deontology is about rules or duty, teleology is about results.Deontological ethical theories assert that an action is good if it conforms with a prescribed set of rules or duties. First of all, that begs the question of why these particular sets of rules or duties are to be considered good; second, there is the inevitable conundrum of having to choose from two or more options, each of which conflict with one or more rules (e.g., whether to lie to a killer who asks where to find a potential victim).Teleological or consequentialist theories, on the other hand, look at the result of an action as the way of determining whether that action is good. The questions this raises are how we may be certain of the full consequences of a given action, and the principle of double effect whereby somewhat negative effects are considered “offset” by more positive effects of the same course of action.In real life, people find a balance between the two. We adhere to rules and duties which we have determined to have beneficial consequences, for example.