Russell (1961: 523):
Another thing that resulted from science was a profound change in the conception of man's place in the universe. … Moreover purpose, which had since Aristotle formed an intimate part of the conception of science, was now thrust out of scientific procedure. … The world might have a purpose, but purposes could no longer enter into scientific explanations.
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In Systemic Functional Linguistics, Martin's Genre Theory derives from a 'teleological perspective on text function'. However, although Systemic Functional Linguistics is a scientific theory, Genre Theory is neither consistent with Systemic Theory nor scientific, and Martin has made no secret of his contempt for "scientists".
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