teleology

noun

tel·e·ol·o·gy ˌte-lē-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce teleology (audio)

ˌtē-

: the study of evidences of design in nature

: a doctrine (as in vitalism) that ends are immanent in nature

: a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes

: the fact or character attributed to nature or natural processes of being directed toward an end or shaped by a purpose

: the use of design or purpose as an explanation of natural phenomena

teleologist

ˌte-lē-ˈä-lə-jist How to pronounce teleology (audio)

ˌtē-

noun

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Recent Examples on the Web Yet this approach itself reinforces a particular nationalist teleology.

Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021 The various models proposed for the mechanism of evolution, such as Lamarckian evolution, orthogenesis, and use-disuse, all implied some level of teleology, that there was a directionality inherent in the process.

Mano Singham, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2021 His early preoccupation with initial cosmic conditions led Barrow to reinstate in physical science the ancient philosophical concept of teleology, which (in its various guises) takes into account final as well as initial states.

Paul Davies, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2020 The Weberian analysis then offers no relief from that process, only a fatalism without a teleology.

George Blaustein, The New Republic, 2 July 2020 Similarly, the transformative forward-thrust of time in Boyne’s narrative, which orders the novel’s very structure — each chapter break accounts for seven years in Cyril’s life — suggests a kind of progressive teleology.

Manuel Betancourt, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018 The question sums up why the hopeful teleology should nag at us: there are still people who’ve been left ashore.

Manuel Betancourt, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018 Which is what, some believe, happened to Thomas Aquinas, the medieval theologian who tried (and largely succeeded) to fit the entire world into a synthesis of Christian revelation and Aristotelian teleology.

Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 22 Dec. 2017 What had happened was one story, the story of communism, the teleology of communism had turned out not to be true.

Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 7 Mar. 2017 See More

单词	teleology
释义	teleology noun tel·e·ol·o·gy ˌte-lē-ˈä-lə-jē ˌtē- 1 a : the study of evidences of design in nature b : a doctrine (as in vitalism) that ends are immanent in nature c : a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes 2 : the fact or character attributed to nature or natural processes of being directed toward an end or shaped by a purpose 3 : the use of design or purpose as an explanation of natural phenomena teleologist ˌte-lē-ˈä-lə-jist ˌtē- noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Yet this approach itself reinforces a particular nationalist teleology. Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021 The various models proposed for the mechanism of evolution, such as Lamarckian evolution, orthogenesis, and use-disuse, all implied some level of teleology, that there was a directionality inherent in the process. Mano Singham, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2021 His early preoccupation with initial cosmic conditions led Barrow to reinstate in physical science the ancient philosophical concept of teleology, which (in its various guises) takes into account final as well as initial states. Paul Davies, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2020 The Weberian analysis then offers no relief from that process, only a fatalism without a teleology. George Blaustein, The New Republic, 2 July 2020 Similarly, the transformative forward-thrust of time in Boyne’s narrative, which orders the novel’s very structure — each chapter break accounts for seven years in Cyril’s life — suggests a kind of progressive teleology. Manuel Betancourt, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018 The question sums up why the hopeful teleology should nag at us: there are still people who’ve been left ashore. Manuel Betancourt, Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018 Which is what, some believe, happened to Thomas Aquinas, the medieval theologian who tried (and largely succeeded) to fit the entire world into a synthesis of Christian revelation and Aristotelian teleology. Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 22 Dec. 2017 What had happened was one story, the story of communism, the teleology of communism had turned out not to be true. Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 7 Mar. 2017 See More Word History Etymology New Latin teleologia, from Greek tele-, telos end, purpose + -logia -logy — more at wheel First Known Use 1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition teleology noun te·le·ol·o·gy ˌtel-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē ˌtēl- plural teleologies 1 a : the study of evidences of design in nature b : a doctrine (as in vitalism) that ends are immanent in nature c : a doctrine explaining phenomena by final causes 2 : the fact or character attributed to nature or natural processes of being directed toward an end or shaped by a purpose 3 : the use of design or purpose as an explanation of natural phenomena
随便看	keep out of someone's way keep out of the way keep out of trouble keep pace keep pace with keep posted keep purdah keep quiet keep quiet about keep score keep someone at it keep someone dangling keep someone guessing keep someone in her place keep someone in his place keep someone in the picture keep someone on her toes keep someone on his toes keep someone or something at arm's length keep someone or something back keep someone or something going keep someone posted keep someone sweet keep something close to one's chest keep something close to the vest

teleology

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