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teleologist

/ˌtiː.liˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/

Traduction: Personne qui défend ou étudie la téléologie — doctrine philosophique selon laquelle les phénomènes s'expliquent par leurs fins ou causes finales plutôt que par leurs causes.

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/ˌtiː.liˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/C2formal
  • frPersonne qui défend ou étudie la téléologie — doctrine philosophique selon laquelle les phénomènes s'expliquent par leurs fins ou causes finales plutôt que par leurs causes.

A person who advocates or studies teleology, the philosophical doctrine that phenomena are explained by their purposes or ends rather than by their causes.

  1. Advocate of teleologyC2formal

    A person who believes in or supports the philosophical doctrine of teleology, which explains phenomena by their purpose or end goal rather than by their cause.

    frTéléologiste

    • The teleologist argued that every natural process has a final cause.
    • As a teleologist, she viewed evolution as directed toward complexity.
    • The debate between the teleologist and the mechanist was intense.

    Synonymesfinalist

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  • teleologist's possessive singular form