- teleology
[teleology 词源字典]
- teleology: see talisman
[teleology etymology, teleology origin, 英语词源] - teleology (n.)
- "study of final causes," 1740, from Modern Latin teleologia, coined 1728 by German philosopher Baron Christian von Wolff (1679-1754) from Greek teleos "entire, perfect, complete," genitive of telos "end, goal, result" (see tele-), + -logia (see -logy). Related: Teleologist; teleological.