Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "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 is often criticized as leading to the anthropic attribution of every event to a divine purpose, or superstition."@en }
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- Extrinsic_finality comment "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 is often criticized as leading to the anthropic attribution of every event to a divine purpose, or superstition.".