4-577: [REDACTED] Look up finality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Finality may refer to: Extrinsic finality Intrinsic finality Finality (law) Teleology See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "finality" on Misplaced Pages. Final (disambiguation) Finale (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Finality All pages with titles containing Finality Topics referred to by
8-520: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Extrinsic finality Extrinsic finality is a principle of the philosophy of teleology that holds that a being has a final cause or purpose external to that being itself, in contrast to an intrinsic finality , or self-contained purpose. One example is the view that minerals are "designed" to be used by plants that are in turn "designed" to be used by animals . Over-emphasizing extrinsic finality
12-478: Is often criticized as leading to the anthropic attribution of every event to a divine purpose, or superstition. For instance, "If I hadn't been at the store today, I wouldn't have found that $ 100 on the ground. God must have intended for me to go to the store so I would find that money." or "We won the game today because of my lucky socks." Such abuses were criticized by Francis Bacon , Descartes , and Spinoza . This article about metaphysics of religion
16-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Finality . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finality&oldid=1160675764 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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