In the theory of cybernetics, teleogenesis (from the

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''teleos'' = 'purpose' and ''genesis'' = 'creation') is the creation of goal-creating processes. According to

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: "A cybernetic system is by definition a dynamic purposive system; it is 'designed' to pursue or maintain one or more goals or end-states". Teleogenesis refers from an extension of classical cybernetics, as proposed by

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, Ashby and others in late 1950s.

References

*Corning, Peter A.
Thermoeconomics: Beyond the second law
from: www.complexsystems.org Cybernetics {{Soft-eng-stub

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