teleonomicadj.

Brit.

/ˌtiːlɪəˈnɒmɪk/,

/ˌtɛlɪəˈnɒmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌtiliəˈnɑmɪk/,

/ˌtɛliəˈnɑmɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: teleo- comb. form², nomic adj.²

Etymology: < teleo- comb. form² + nomic adj.², in sense 2 after teleonomy n.

1. Psychology. In the analysis of human personality and behaviour: studied or viewed in terms of purpose; designating behaviour which has or is inferred to have a purpose or goal; of or relating to such behaviour.

ΚΠ

1937 F. H. Allport in Char. & Personality 5 202 (heading) Teleonomic description in the study of personality.

1944 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 57 376 A transitional form in this direction is what F. H. Allport has called ‘teleonomic’ observation.

1991 Behavior Analyst 14 29/2 A behavior analyst may describe behavior as intentional if it is teleonomic, or apparently purposive.

2013 R. A. Emmons & S. A. Schnitker in R. F. Paloutzian & C. L. Park Handbk. Psychol. Relig. & Spirituality (ed. 2) xiii. 257 Trout noted the teleonomic quality of religious behavior.

2. Biology. Of or relating to teleonomy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > organism > [adjective] > organized towards overall purpose

teleonomic1958

1958 C. S. Pittendrigh in A. Roe & G. G. Simpson Behavior & Evol. xviii. 394 It seems unfortunate that the term ‘teleology’ should be resurrected... The biologist's long-standing confusion would be more fully removed if all end-directed systems were described by some other term, like ‘teleonomic’, in order to emphasize that..end-directedness does not carry a commitment to Aristotelian teleology.

1976 Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 30 538 The hoped-for aim of this review is to promote more studies on the diverse glycerol systems in a teleonomic context.

2012 A. Pross What is Life? i. 14 Despite the irrefutable teleonomic character of living systems, some biologists still have difficulty in coming to terms with that extraordinary character.

Derivatives

ˌteleoˈnomically adv.

ΚΠ

1937 F. H. Allport in Char. & Personality 5 204 We can describe the individual's trend of behavior teleonomically.

1969 A. M. Campbell Episomes vi. 90 Teleonomically speaking, the results are about what might be expected.

2009 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 15 245 Unfortunately we are so used to think teleonomically about our own behaviour that a statement about ‘selfish genes’ has repeatedly been mistaken for an explanation at the motivational (i.e. mechanisms) level rather than the functional level.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	teleonomic
释义	teleonomicadj. Brit. /ˌtiːlɪəˈnɒmɪk/, /ˌtɛlɪəˈnɒmɪk/, U.S. /ˌtiliəˈnɑmɪk/, /ˌtɛliəˈnɑmɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: teleo- comb. form², nomic adj.² Etymology: < teleo- comb. form² + nomic adj.², in sense 2 after teleonomy n. 1. Psychology. In the analysis of human personality and behaviour: studied or viewed in terms of purpose; designating behaviour which has or is inferred to have a purpose or goal; of or relating to such behaviour. ΚΠ 1937 F. H. Allport in Char. & Personality 5 202 (heading) Teleonomic description in the study of personality. 1944 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 57 376 A transitional form in this direction is what F. H. Allport has called ‘teleonomic’ observation. 1991 Behavior Analyst 14 29/2 A behavior analyst may describe behavior as intentional if it is teleonomic, or apparently purposive. 2013 R. A. Emmons & S. A. Schnitker in R. F. Paloutzian & C. L. Park Handbk. Psychol. Relig. & Spirituality (ed. 2) xiii. 257 Trout noted the teleonomic quality of religious behavior. 2. Biology. Of or relating to teleonomy. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > [adjective] > organized towards overall purpose teleonomic1958 1958 C. S. Pittendrigh in A. Roe & G. G. Simpson Behavior & Evol. xviii. 394 It seems unfortunate that the term ‘teleology’ should be resurrected... The biologist's long-standing confusion would be more fully removed if all end-directed systems were described by some other term, like ‘teleonomic’, in order to emphasize that..end-directedness does not carry a commitment to Aristotelian teleology. 1976 Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 30 538 The hoped-for aim of this review is to promote more studies on the diverse glycerol systems in a teleonomic context. 2012 A. Pross What is Life? i. 14 Despite the irrefutable teleonomic character of living systems, some biologists still have difficulty in coming to terms with that extraordinary character. Derivatives ˌteleoˈnomically adv. ΚΠ 1937 F. H. Allport in Char. & Personality 5 204 We can describe the individual's trend of behavior teleonomically. 1969 A. M. Campbell Episomes vi. 90 Teleonomically speaking, the results are about what might be expected. 2009 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 15 245 Unfortunately we are so used to think teleonomically about our own behaviour that a statement about ‘selfish genes’ has repeatedly been mistaken for an explanation at the motivational (i.e. mechanisms) level rather than the functional level. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1937
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