teleology

teleology

英 [,telɪ'ɒlədʒɪ; ,tiːl-]

n. 目的論

中文詞源：

teleology 目的論

來自希臘語 teleos,目的的，來自 telos 的所有格，來自 telos,目標，目的，詞源同 tele-,遠的。 logy,學說。

例句：

1. By teleology it intended the purposefulness of nature.
所謂目的論,就是指自然界本身具有目的性.

2. Nowadays, there are three kinds of ethics: deontology, teleology and theory of enlightenment.
目前倫理學有三大類型,即規范(義務)論 、 目的論、教化論.

3. Even psychologists who applaud his teleology and antireductionist position may not be comfortable with him.
即使贊成他目的論和反簡化論點的心理學傢也未必對他心服.

4. It is the regularity and teleology that is the standard for testifying the rationality of practice.
合規律性和合目的性是檢驗實踐合理性的標準.

5. She invokes Mayan teleology, saying we are in a dark period before sunrise.
門楚援引瑪雅神學目的論中的話說,“我們正處在黎明前的黑夜”.