teleological

adj.

目的论的；

The teleological notion of ‘function’
Teleological Explanations in Evolutionary Biology
Teleological and referential understanding of action in infancy.
The scope of teleological thinking in preschool children.
The teleological origins of mentalistic action explanations: A developmental hypothesis
The human function compunction: teleological explanation in adults
One‐year‐old infants use teleological representations of actions productively
Functional and teleological knowledge in the multimodeling approach for reasoning about physical systems: a case study in diagnosis
'Obsessed with goals': functions and mechanisms of teleological interpretation of actions in humans
The sustainability of island destinations: Tourism area life cycle and teleological perspectives. The case of Tenerife