teleology

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IPA（発音記号）

/ˌtiː.liˈɒ.lə.dʒi/

名詞

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(philosophy) The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences. / (by extension) An instance of such a design or purpose, usually in natural phenomena.

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In the lecture, she argued that teleology can offer valuable insights into why certain biological features exist.

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意味（1）

(philosophy) The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.

意味（2）

(by extension) An instance of such a design or purpose, usually in natural phenomena.

In short, what every student of biology knows – that within nature there is a teleology having to do with the survival of the species which underpins the distinction between the two sexes and produces between them a natural affinity for one another – no surgeon who knows what is good for him may now say.

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意味（3）

The use of a purpose or design rather than the laws of nature to explain an occurrence.

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