Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy | | Japanese term or phrase: 目的主義 | | 「そんな目的主義的なことじゃない。」 I'd be grateful for any fresh idea on how to translate this. |
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| | English translation:Teleologism | Explanation:
Quite a technical philosophical term which may not fit your context. (Note that teleology is usually translated as 目的論.)
Teleology/teleologism
The view that developments and changes in organisms or systems are due to the purposes, goals, ends, or design served by them
This belief that all evolution is purposive has been very influential in metaphysical thought from Aristotle and the Stoics in ancient Greece to G W F Hegel in the 19th century. Teleology has been opposed by, among others, Epicurus, Lucretius, René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, and Francis Bacon, all of whom argued that evolution and change are purposeless.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Teleologism |
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 Steven F Smith
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34 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 goal-driven
Explanation:
It's kind of like 目的駆動
Reference: http://eow.alc.co.jp/goal-driven/UTF-8/?ref=sa
| Ben Price
Japan
Local time: 13:25
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs confidence: Teleologism
Explanation:
Quite a technical philosophical term which may not fit your context. (Note that teleology is usually translated as 目的論.)
Teleology/teleologism
The view that developments and changes in organisms or systems are due to the purposes, goals, ends, or design served by them
This belief that all evolution is purposive has been very influential in metaphysical thought from Aristotle and the Stoics in ancient Greece to G W F Hegel in the 19th century. Teleology has been opposed by, among others, Epicurus, Lucretius, René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, and Francis Bacon, all of whom argued that evolution and change are purposeless.
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Teleologism
| Steven F Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:25
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| | Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. The explanation of teleology you provided is at the core of the meaning of the japanese sentence (especially in the wider context), but you're right, in this case, I won't be able to use the term 'teleologism' itself.
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