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Full Idea
It is not easy to dispense with teleological reasoning in thinking about social institutions and political practices.
Gist of Idea
Teleological thinking is essential for social and political issues
Source
Michael J. Sandel (Justice: What's the right thing to do? [2009], 08)
Book Ref
Sandel,Michael J.: 'Justice: what's the right thing to do?' [Penguin 2010], p.190
A Reaction
I think teleological thinking is also indispensable in biology. You can't understand an ear or an eye if you don't know what it is FOR. If it relates to a mind, it is teleological. The eye of a dead person is for nothing.