Teleology (Greek: telos: end, purpose)'s the philosophical study of design and purpose. A teleological school of thought's one that holds all things to be designed for or directed toward a final result, that there's an inherent purpose or final cause for all that exists. As a school of thought it can be contrasted with metaphysical naturalism, which views nature as having no design or purpose. Teleology would say that a person has eyes because he's the need of sight (form following function), w… (More on Teleology)