teleologyn.

Brit.

/ˌtiːlɪˈɒlədʒi/,

/ˌtɛlɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˌtɛliˈɑlədʒi/,

/ˌtiliˈɑlədʒi/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from German. Etymons: French téléologie; German Teleologie.

Etymology: Partly (i) < French téléologie (1739 or earlier), and partly (ii) < German Teleologie (1744 or earlier), both < post-classical Latin teleologia ( C. F. von Wolff Logica (1728) §85; < ancient Greek τέλος end (see teleo- comb. form²) + post-classical Latin -logia -logy comb. form), with remodelling of the ending after -logy comb. form.

Chiefly Philosophy.

1. The branch of knowledge or study dealing with ends or final causes; the study of phenomena which may be explained in terms of intention, design, or purposiveness rather than by prior causes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > [noun] > teleology

teleology1742

teleologic1865

teleologism1889

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > ultimate > branch of knowledge dealing with

teleology1742

teleologic1865

1742 P. H. Zollman tr. in Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) 41 299 Teleology is one of those Parts of Philosophy, in which there has been but little Progress made.

1799 tr. I. Kant Ess. & Treat. II. 192 Teleology [Ger. Die Teleologie]..gives abundant proofs of the former [sc. the wisdom of art of the Author of the world] in experience.

1840 E. S. Creasy Spirit Hist. Study 25 History, viewed as a Palætiological science, will be found to contain a peculiar element, a distinct Teleology, or consideration of final causes, which its sister sciences have not.

1871 Jrnl. Trans. Victoria Inst. 5 266 Professor Huxley is teaching the British people..that the doctrine in Teleology is utterly ‘absurd’, which supposes that the organ of vision..was created, or made for the purpose of enabling the being possessing it, to see!

1918 J. H. E. Crees G. Meredith v. 85 It is not our ambition to construct a Meredithian system of ethics, teleology, or metaphysics.

2000 N. Boyle Goethe (2003) II. ix. 48 Teleology, as a branch of natural science, has less vogue nowadays than it did in the age of..theologians such as Bishop Paley.

2. The theory or belief that divine purpose or design is discernible in the natural or physical world; the theory or belief that certain acts, processes, or phenomena are to be explained in terms of intention, design, or purposiveness rather than by prior causes; explanation in such terms. Also as a count noun: a particular theory or belief of this kind.

ΚΠ

1840 J. H. Agnew & O. G. Ebbeke tr. G. B. Winer Gram. Idioms Greek Lang. New Test. 355 The former interpreters..overlooked the fact that ἴνα was frequently to be judged of after the Hebrew teleology, which confounds worldly consequences with divine designs and counsels.

1851 N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 411 Owen has developed..a teleology of a higher and more archetypal order than Cuvier.

1893 H. Drummond in J. H. Barrows World's Parl. Relig. II. 1322 Darwin has not written a chapter that is not full of teleology.

1948 McDougall's Introd. Social Psychol. (ed. 29) Suppl. vii. 447 Modern science has shown an aversion to all teleology; one might almost say that it has a ‘complex’ on that subject.

1988 J. D. Barrow & F. J. Tipler Anthropic Cosmol. Princ. (rev. ed.) ii. 50 The notion of ‘multiverses’..was to be an enduring consideration, generating new arguments both for and against the naive anthropocentric teleologies.

2006 R. Dawkins God Delusion v. 181 Childish teleology sets us up for religion.

3. (The presence of) purposiveness, design, or final causality in nature; the fact of being directed towards a goal.

ΚΠ

1857 F. R. Lees Argument Primitive Diet of Man 18 In the teleology of nature, it is best that the stomach and liver should not be disordered or suppressed with an excess of such material.

1867 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 94 45 Teleology displays itself in organs which are peripheral or distal, complicated and subject to variation.

1930 Jrnl. Philos. Stud. 5 121 There is certainty of teleology in our own case..because of the unique experience of striving.

1982 A. Edel Aristotle & his Philos. vii. 94 Aristotle says..that the final cause is least obvious where matter predominates and it is easier to discern teleology in a living hand than in water or fire.

2009 E. Feser Aquinas ii. 17 For the Aristotelian, final causality or teleology..is evident wherever some natural object or process has a tendency to produce some particular effect or range of effects.

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

单词	teleology
释义	teleologyn. Brit. /ˌtiːlɪˈɒlədʒi/, /ˌtɛlɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌtɛliˈɑlədʒi/, /ˌtiliˈɑlədʒi/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from German. Etymons: French téléologie; German Teleologie. Etymology: Partly (i) < French téléologie (1739 or earlier), and partly (ii) < German Teleologie (1744 or earlier), both < post-classical Latin teleologia ( C. F. von Wolff Logica (1728) §85; < ancient Greek τέλος end (see teleo- comb. form²) + post-classical Latin -logia -logy comb. form), with remodelling of the ending after -logy comb. form. Chiefly Philosophy. 1. The branch of knowledge or study dealing with ends or final causes; the study of phenomena which may be explained in terms of intention, design, or purposiveness rather than by prior causes. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > metaphysics > [noun] > teleology teleology1742 teleologic1865 teleologism1889 the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > ultimate > branch of knowledge dealing with teleology1742 teleologic1865 1742 P. H. Zollman tr. in Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) 41 299 Teleology is one of those Parts of Philosophy, in which there has been but little Progress made. 1799 tr. I. Kant Ess. & Treat. II. 192 Teleology [Ger. Die Teleologie]..gives abundant proofs of the former [sc. the wisdom of art of the Author of the world] in experience. 1840 E. S. Creasy Spirit Hist. Study 25 History, viewed as a Palætiological science, will be found to contain a peculiar element, a distinct Teleology, or consideration of final causes, which its sister sciences have not. 1871 Jrnl. Trans. Victoria Inst. 5 266 Professor Huxley is teaching the British people..that the doctrine in Teleology is utterly ‘absurd’, which supposes that the organ of vision..was created, or made for the purpose of enabling the being possessing it, to see! 1918 J. H. E. Crees G. Meredith v. 85 It is not our ambition to construct a Meredithian system of ethics, teleology, or metaphysics. 2000 N. Boyle Goethe (2003) II. ix. 48 Teleology, as a branch of natural science, has less vogue nowadays than it did in the age of..theologians such as Bishop Paley. 2. The theory or belief that divine purpose or design is discernible in the natural or physical world; the theory or belief that certain acts, processes, or phenomena are to be explained in terms of intention, design, or purposiveness rather than by prior causes; explanation in such terms. Also as a count noun: a particular theory or belief of this kind. ΚΠ 1840 J. H. Agnew & O. G. Ebbeke tr. G. B. Winer Gram. Idioms Greek Lang. New Test. 355 The former interpreters..overlooked the fact that ἴνα was frequently to be judged of after the Hebrew teleology, which confounds worldly consequences with divine designs and counsels. 1851 N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 411 Owen has developed..a teleology of a higher and more archetypal order than Cuvier. 1893 H. Drummond in J. H. Barrows World's Parl. Relig. II. 1322 Darwin has not written a chapter that is not full of teleology. 1948 McDougall's Introd. Social Psychol. (ed. 29) Suppl. vii. 447 Modern science has shown an aversion to all teleology; one might almost say that it has a ‘complex’ on that subject. 1988 J. D. Barrow & F. J. Tipler Anthropic Cosmol. Princ. (rev. ed.) ii. 50 The notion of ‘multiverses’..was to be an enduring consideration, generating new arguments both for and against the naive anthropocentric teleologies. 2006 R. Dawkins God Delusion v. 181 Childish teleology sets us up for religion. 3. (The presence of) purposiveness, design, or final causality in nature; the fact of being directed towards a goal. ΚΠ 1857 F. R. Lees Argument Primitive Diet of Man 18 In the teleology of nature, it is best that the stomach and liver should not be disordered or suppressed with an excess of such material. 1867 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 94 45 Teleology displays itself in organs which are peripheral or distal, complicated and subject to variation. 1930 Jrnl. Philos. Stud. 5 121 There is certainty of teleology in our own case..because of the unique experience of striving. 1982 A. Edel Aristotle & his Philos. vii. 94 Aristotle says..that the final cause is least obvious where matter predominates and it is easier to discern teleology in a living hand than in water or fire. 2009 E. Feser Aquinas ii. 17 For the Aristotelian, final causality or teleology..is evident wherever some natural object or process has a tendency to produce some particular effect or range of effects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1742
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