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单词 teleological
释义
teleological
adjective
social sciencespecialized
uk
/ˌtiː.li.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌtiː.li.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
(inphilosophy)involvingthebeliefthat everything has apurposeor use:
目的论的
a teleologicalargument目的论的论点
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  • Ofcourse, theargumentishighlyteleological andincapableofscientificproof.
  • TheEuropeanCourt'smethodofinterpretingCommunitylegaltextsisprimarilyteleological, that is to say theinterpretationof aprovisionon thebasisofitsobjectandpurpose.
  • Inethics, teleologicaltheoriessuch asutilitarianismclaimthatactionsshould bejudgedby thegoodnessorbadnessoftheirconsequences.
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(Definition ofteleologicalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofteleological

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Their connection was purely mechanical, rather thanteleological.
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Though both egalitarian andteleologicalinterpretations of his argument seem initially plausible, both have problems.
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The metaphor of the vanishing point could be applied to allteleologicalworks.
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In this sense attachment is a skill, one which is acquired in relation to a specific caregiver encoded into ateleologicalmodel of behavior.
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Avoiding essentialist andteleologicalassumptions, we attune to a contingent interplay of aspirations and provisional outcomes that could yield a dynamic not under anyone's control.
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And thereforeteleologicalexplanations in terms of biological advantage have no place in gestalt theory.
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The second difficulty with cooperative utilitarianism also flows from its deep structure, but here itsteleologicalaspect.
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Classifications based on race into ' folk medicine ' versus ' indigenous medicine ' are based onteleologicaldichotomy.
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Moreover, "progress" and "modernity" substituted for the lostteleologicalor eschatological perspective of the future.
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Perhaps the strangeness of this trajectory becomes less mysterious, less portentous, when we realise that this trajectory is simplyteleological.
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I particularly remember his lecture attacking the use ofteleologicalstatements during scientific discussions.
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Thisteleologicalelement is the ultimate safeguard in process models of informed consent.
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If the proponent of comparativeteleologicaldesert really cared about rewarding bad behaviour, he would favour the second outcome.
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Every doctrine that asserts the uniform relationship of man to ateleologicalworld order must also assert the determined character of the human will.
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Confidentteleologicalassertions are now in shorter supply.
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