Extrinsic finality is a principle of the philosophy of teleology that holds that a being has a final cause or purpose external to that being itself, in contrast to an intrinsic finality, or self-contained purpose. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Teleology ( Greek: telos: end purpose is the philosophical study of design and Purpose. Intrinsic finality is the idea that there is a natural good for all beings and that all beings have a natural tendency to pursue their own good One example is the view that minerals are "designed" to be used by plants that are in turn "designed" to be used by animals. A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition a highly ordered atomic structure and specific Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae.
Over-emphasizing extrinsic finality is often criticized as leading to the anthropic attribution of every event to a divine purpose, or superstition. For instance, "If I hadn't been at the store today, I wouldn't have found that $100 on the ground. God must have intended for me to go to the store so I would find that money. " or "We won the game today because of my lucky socks. " Such abuses were criticized by Francis Bacon,[1] Descartes, [2] and Spinoza. Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626 was an English Philosopher, Statesman, and author Baruch or Benedict de Spinoza (ברוך שפינוזה Bento de Espinosa Benedictus de Spinoza ( November 24, 1632 – February 21, [3]
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