What author has contributed to such works as "New Statesmen", "The Nation", and "The Atlantic", among others, while also being being associated with Dysteleology?
Dysteleology Dysteleology is the philosophical view that existence has no "telos" or final cause from purposeful design. The term "dysteleology" is a modern word invented and popularized by Ernst Haeckel. Dysteleology is an aggressive, yet optimistic, form of science-oriented atheism originally perhaps associated with Haeckel and his followers, but now perhaps more associated with the type of atheism of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, or Christopher Hitchens. Transcending traditional philosophical and religious perspectives, such as German idealism (including the philosophies of Hegel and Schelling) and contemporary New Age thinking, modern philosophical naturalism sees existence as having no inherent goal.
David Brooks (cultural commentator) David Brooks (born August 11, 1961) is a conservative American author as well as political and cultural commentator who writes for "The New York Times". He has worked as a film critic for "The Washington Times", a reporter and later op-ed editor for "The Wall Street Journal"; a senior editor at "The Weekly Standard" from its inception; a contributing editor at "Newsweek" and "The Atlantic Monthly"; and a commentator on NPR. He is currently a columnist for "The New York Times" and commentator on "PBS NewsHour".