Glossary:T
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Teleology
Teleology is the supposition that there is design, purpose, a preconceived goal, directive principle, or finality in the works and processes of nature.
Telic
See 'Teleology' above.
Theoretical Kind
A posited place-holder, delineated by observed causal effects. If it's effects are unique, the theoretical kind is taken to be a unique kind, but presumably only in a "working" way.
Tractability
The necessary nature of an hypothesis such that through scientific and empirical means we can develop and test models of its "internal dynamics" -- that is, models that flesh-out the details of the structures postulated by the hypothesis.
- Strong scientific tractability -- when a hypothesis implies or strongly suggests a well-specified class of models for its internal dynamics or structure.
- Weak scientific tractability -- an hypothesis that is tractable but does not imply any well-specified class of models.
See also ID model classes.
