Access to HE: History 2023-24

Question 1

teleological

Answer 1

PHILOSOPHY
relating to or involving the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise.
“teleological narratives of progress”
THEOLOGY
relating to the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.
“a teleological view of nature”
Teleological means starting from the end and reasoning back, explaining things based on their end purpose. A teleological statement you’ve probably heard before is “everything happens for a reason.”