teleology

n.

目的论，有目的，目的论者；

1. Our totalitarianism begins with our teleology.
   我们的极权主义乃是始于我们的目的论。

Teleology
Teleology and animacy in external arguments
Teleology and the logical structure of function statements
Epistemic Teleology and the Separateness of Propositions
Autopoiesis, Adaptivity, Teleology, Agency
The Modern Philosophical Resurrection of Teleology
The strategy of life : teleology and mechanics in nineteenth century German biology
The missing link revisited: The role of teleology in representing legal argument
Lifting the taboo regarding teleology and anthropomorphism in biology education—Heretical suggestions
The Strategy of Life. Teleology and Mechanics in Nineteenth Century German Biology. Studies in the History of Modern Science, Volume...