Evolution "On Purpose"By: Series: Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology A unique exploration of teleonomyalso known as evolved purposivenessas a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science. The evolved purposiveness of living systems, termed teleonomy by chronobiologist Colin Pittendrigh, has been both a major outcome and causal factor in the history of life on Earth. Many theorists have appreciated this over the