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目的主義

English translation: Teleologism

07:43 Aug 10, 2008
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.
Natasa313
Local time: 15:19
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 Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2goal-driven
Ben Price
4It s not so much concentrated on the purpose
Nicolas Carteron
3Teleologism
Steven Smith
1Objectivism
V N Ganesh


  

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It s not so much concentrated on the purpose


Explanation:
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Nicolas Carteron
Hong Kong
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks.

Asker: Thank you. I'm thinking along the same lines.

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 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: 22:19
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geraldine Oudin: goal-driven ( "arriviste" in British English?)
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Cary Strunk
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
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 Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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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Objectivism


Explanation:
just a guess

Objectivism is a philosophy [1] [2] developed by Ayn Rand in the 20th century that encompasses positions on metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectivism_(Ayn_Rand) - 105k -

V N Ganesh
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of: English
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Asker: Thanks.

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