teleological

English - Turkish

Definition of teleological in English Turkish dictionary

{s} teleolojik

{s} erekbilimsel

(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) erekselci

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teleologic

erekbilimsel

teleologic

teleolojik

teleologically

erekbilimsel olarak

English - English

Definition of teleological in English English dictionary

Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose

having to do with purposes or ends The second half of the third Critique examines the objective purposiveness in our perception of natural organisms in order to construct a system of teleological judgment

referring to attributing conscious purpose to something within a simple physical phenomenon

of or relating to teleology

[teleo -goal + logical] A teleological ethics is one that claims that it is the consequences (or goals-fostered-by) of actions that determine their moral worth Mill's utilitarianism ("act so as to achieve the greatest possible balance of pleasure over pain for all sentient creation") is considered a typical example See deontological

{s} of or related to teleology, of or pertaining to the study of final causes

Of or pertaining to teleology, or the doctrine of design

–– pertaining to a goal, aim, or purpose; teleological ethics emphasizes and makes decisions in terms of the proper goal of man or the kingdom of God as man's highest good, etc (cf "consequential perspective")

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teleological argument

A type of argument for the existence of God, advanced by a number of philosophers, including Thomas Aquinas and George Berkeley, which maintains that the design of the world reveals that objects have purposes or ends and that such an organized design must be the creation of a supreme designer (God). Also called the argument from design

teleological arguments

plural form of teleological argument

teleological ethics

Theory that derives duty from what is valuable as an end, in a manner diametrically opposed to deontological ethics. Teleological ethics holds that the basic standard of duty is the contribution that an action makes to the realization of nonmoral values. Teleological theories differ on the nature of the nonmoral goods that actions ought to promote. Eudaemonism emphasizes the cultivation of virtue in the agent as the end of all action. Utilitarianism holds that the end consists in the aggregate balance of pleasure to pain for all concerned. Other teleological theories claim that the end of action is survival and growth, as in evolutionary ethics (Herbert Spencer); power over others (Niccolò Machiavelli and Friedrich Nietzsche); satisfaction and adjustment, as in pragmatism (Ralph Barton Perry and John Dewey); and freedom, as in existentialism (Jean-Paul Sartre)

teleologic

of, or relating to teleology; teleological

teleologic

{s} of or related to teleology, of or pertaining to the study of final causes

Turkish pronunciation

tiliılôcîkıl

Pronunciation

/ˌtēlēəˈlôʤəkəl/ /ˌtiːliːəˈlɔːʤɪkəl/

Etymology

() From teleology.