finalism

/fahyn-l-iz-uhm/US // ˈfaɪn lˌɪz əm //UK // (ˈfaɪnəˌlɪzəm) //

终结主义,终结论,终局主义,决断主义

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.

This determinism is in the one case what Bergson calls "radical finalism," and in the other "radical mechanism."
The errors and puerilities of radical finalism are due to the misapprehension of this point.
M. Bergson's form of finalism depends upon his conception of life.
The point in Bergson's system which seems least in harmony with theistic belief is his criticism and rejection of finalism.
Real finalism saves many deaths, many sufferings, and many abortions.