Teleológico
Example: El análisis teleológico ayuda a entender la finalidad de las acciones humanas.
Definition
"Teleological" is an adjective used in philosophy to describe explanations or analyses that focus on the purpose, goal, or end result of actions or processes, such as understanding human behavior by considering its intended outcomes or final causes.
Etymology
The word "teleological" comes from the Greek words 'telos' meaning 'end' or 'purpose' and 'logos' meaning 'study' or 'discourse.' It originally referred to the study of purpose in natural phenomena and was adopted into philosophical language to describe reasoning based on final causes.
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"Teleológico" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Philosophy - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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