tel·e·ol·o·gy /ˌtɛliˈɑləʤi, ˌti-/
目的論,有目的,目的論者
te·le·ol·o·gy /ˌtɛlɪˈɑləʤɪ, ˌtɪl-/ 名詞
Te·le·ol·o·gy n. The doctrine of the final causes of things; specif. Biol., the doctrine of design, which assumes that the phenomena of organic life, particularly those of evolution, are explicable only by purposive causes, and that they in no way admit of a mechanical explanation or one based entirely on biological science; the doctrine of adaptation to purpose.
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teleology
n : (philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends
or purposes