Teleological Interpretation

Teleological Interpretation is a method of legal interpretation that belongs to the broader class of interpretive techniques seeking to ascertain the meaning of legal texts, distinguished by its focus on interpreting provisions in light of their intended purpose or objective.

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9.9K

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195

Authors

121

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2017–2026

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Constitutional TeleologyEffectiveness In Legal InterpretationHistorical PurposeObjective TeleologyPurpose ApproachSubjective TeleologyTeleological ArgumentationTeleological ReductionText Approach

Publications

164

Navigating Into the Future or Driven by the Past

Martin E. P. Seligman, Peter Railton, Roy F. Baumeister et al. · Perspectives on Psychological Science · 2013 · 723 citations

Humanities, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +12

The teleological notion of ‘function’

Karen Neander · Australasian Journal of Philosophy · 1991 · 498 citations

Humanities, Philosophy, Philosophy Of Language +6

The scope of teleological thinking in preschool children

Deborah Kelemen · Cognition · 1999 · 491 citations

Social Sciences, Early Childhood Education, Psychology +13

Professional physical scientists display tenacious teleological tendencies: Purpose-based reasoning as a cognitive default.

Deborah Kelemen, Joshua Rottman, Rebecca Seston · Journal of Experimental Psychology General · 2012 · 446 citations

Education, Physics, Science Education +13

Teleology and the logical structure of function statements

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A · 1972 · 321 citations

Humanities, Computer Science, Philosophy +11

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Deborah Kelemen
Boston University, United States
3 publications · 1K citations
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Giovanni Sartor
University of Bologna, Italy
3 publications · 154 citations
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Douglas W. Portmore
Arizona State University, United States
2 publications · 64 citations
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Eirini Palaiokrassa
School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Greece
2 publications · 58 citations
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Andrew Roberts
Macquarie University, Australia
2 publications · 27 citations
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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
7 publications · 315 citations
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Kant Yearbook
5 publications · 123 citations
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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
5 publications · 521 citations
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Evolution Education and Outreach
5 publications · 219 citations
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The Monist
4 publications · 180 citations
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