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Word: Teleology
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century (denoting the branch of philosophy that deals with ends or final causes): from modern Latin teleologia, from Greek telos ‘end’ + -logia (see -logy)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌtiːlɪˈɒlədʒi
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌtɛlɪˈɒlədʒi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise
Short Definition:explanation of phenomena by purpose they serve
Examples:- no theory of history can do without teleology
- his theory of class consciousness is predicated on a teleology
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