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  1. teleology

    • IPA[ˌtiːlɪˈɒlədʒi]

    英式

    • n.
      the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise;the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.
    • noun: teleology, plural noun: teleologies

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise no theory of history can do without teleology his theory of class consciousness is predicated on a teleology
    • the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.
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    • IPA[ˌtelēˈäləjē]

    美式

    • n.
      the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by ... no theory of history can do without teleology his theory of class consciousness is predicated on a teleology

    Oxford American Dictionary