teleology [ˌti:liˈɑ:lədʒi]

例句:

• Nowadays, there are three kinds of ethics: deontology, teleology and theory of enlightenment.
  目前伦理学有三大类型,即规范(义务)论 、 目的论、教化论.
  
• By teleology it intended the purposefulness of nature.
  所谓目的论,就是指自然界本身具有目的性.
  
• Even psychologists who applaud his teleology and antireductionist position may not be comfortable with him.
  即使赞成他目的论和反简化论点的心理学家也未必对他心服.
  
• No goal-directedness or teleology in the mechanisms of natural selection.
  来自Mind
• He never abandoned determinism for teleology.
  来自E. Jones
• To claim this mechanism is broken is to presume teleology and a measuring stick.
  来自SA