The Order of Nature and the Problem of Teleology

elements.Patterns of molecules.Chemical formulae .. ' Classes of crystals.Their designs.Atomic structure.IV.FINALITY AND ORD1:.."R •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 42 A problem resulting from order.A reason for studying it.Adversarie s.Diffi~ltl ty of the probler.'1.Apparent truth of mechanism.Disadvp.ntages of the teleologist.Insistence on finality in lhe inorganic world.Conspiracy of causes.Direction of physical forces.Final and efficient causes; their inseparability.Insufficiency of physical causes alone.Directive quality of final causes.Chance an alternative.nature of chance.What chance cannot explain.Conclusion.v. FrIE ORJECTICNS A~;S~:fERED •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 57 A misunderstanding.The loo:ical ob.iection.The ant:b.ropomor"0hic objection.The dysteleolo,'Sical ob,jection.The evolutionary objection.VI.TBE OLD VERSFS TfE NEW TELEOLOGY ••••••••••••••• ~ •• 79 Creative evolution.Absolutist teleolosy.Intelligence ultima.telynecessa.ry.Praise of the old teleology.I