Dysteleology
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Dysteleology is the philosophical view that existence has no telos or final cause. Western philosophy since Copernicus has been increasingly dysteleological. Unlike traditional philosophical and religious perspectives, modern philosophical naturalism sees existence as having no inherent goal. Philosophical schools that have rejected dysteleology include German idealism (including the philosophies of Hegel and Schelling), Integral theory, and some adherents to the Anthropic principle.
Dysteleology is also the name given to a line of reasoning within the philosophy of religion, which stands in opposition to the Teleological argument. It claims that the discourd, pain and evil in the universe suggests that there is no God or creative force behind it, or that, if there is such a force, it is malevolent rather than benevolent.
