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Utilitarian theory, where costs and benefits are compared in order to arrive at the optimal solution, is the most often used teleological theory in business ethics.
Teleological theory suggests that the philosophical doctrine or goal of the entity forms its guiding movement.
There is no good reason that a teleological theory of the cosmos, like the one awkwardly advanced by proponents of ID, should not be addressed in our public high schools--not in a biology class but in a philosophy course governed by sound academic norms.
 
 
 
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