teleology
Kelime Anlamı :
1. ereksel.
2. erekbilim.
3. teleoloji.
4. ereklilik.
5. Tabii hadiselerde nihai sebepler arayan doktrin.
6. Tabiatta hakim olan maksadın delillerini tetkik ve mütalaa.
7. Biyolojide belirli bi ramaca ulaşmak için bazı uyum (adaptation)'lar meydana gelmesi gerektiğini savunan doktrin.
8. erekbilimsel olarak.
Tanımlar :
1.
the study of design or purpose in natural phenomena.
2. the use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena.
3. belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history.
2. the use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena.
3. belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
the study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.
2. an instance of such a design or purpose, usually in natural phenomena.
3. the use of a non-natural purpose or design to explain an occurrence.
2. an instance of such a design or purpose, usually in natural phenomena.
3. the use of a non-natural purpose or design to explain an occurrence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
the doctrine of the final causes of things.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
the doctrine of final causes; the theory of tendency to an end.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1.
(philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.