"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.
例文
1. By teleology it intended the purposefulness of nature.
目的論とは、自然界自体に目的性があることを意味する。
2.Nowadays,there are three kinds of ethics:deontology, teleology and theory of enlightenment.
現在倫理学には3つのタイプがあり、すなわち規範(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.
彼の目的論や反簡略化論点に賛成している心理学者でも、必ずしも彼に心を痛めているとは限らない。
4.It is the regularity and teleology that is the standard for testifying the rationality of practice.
合規則性と合目的性は実践の妥当性を検証する基準である。
5.She invokes Mayan teleology ,saying we are in a dark period before sunrise.