21. What I don't understand is why my editing of the Teleology page was removed. 22. Darwin's theory had as one of its results the reformation and rehabilitation of teleology . 23. Machiavelli was apparently a materialist who objected to explanations involving formal and final causation, or teleology . 24. Apparent teleology is a recurring issue in evolutionary biology, much to the consternation of some writers. 25. He was doubtful of Aristotle's teleology and recommended that such ideas be used with caution: 26. Haldane saw his work as a vindication of his belief that teleology was an essential concept in biology. 27. Most of the time, though, it's a combination of evolutionary teleology and simple practicality. 28. In his 1943 cybernetic classification " Behavior, Purpose and Teleology ", purpose is a behavior subclass. 29. It has been claimed that teleology is indispensable to biology since the concept of adaptation is inherently teleological. 30. It provoked a turn away from structuralisms and teleology towards historical specificity as contested process and lived praxis.
