"study of final causes," 1740, from Modern Latin teleologia, coined 1728 by German philosopher Baron Christian von Wolff (1679-1754) from Greek teleos "entire, perfect, complete," genitive of telos "end, goal, result" (see tele-), + -logia (see -logy). Related: Teleologist; teleological.
双语例句
1. By teleology it intended the purposefulness of nature.
所谓目的论,就是指自然界本身具有目的性.
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2. Nowadays, there are three kinds of ethics: deontology, teleology and theory of enlightenment.
目前伦理学有三大类型,即规范(义务)论 、 目的论、教化论.
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3. Even psychologists who applaud his teleology and antireductionist position may not be comfortable with him.
即使赞成他目的论和反简化论点的心理学家也未必对他心服.
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4. It is the regularity and teleology that is the standard for testifying the rationality of practice.
合规律性和合目的性是检验实践合理性的标准.
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5. She invokes Mayan teleology, saying we are in a dark period before sunrise.