noopheliaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Representing a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *νοωφέλεια (*noōphéleia, “the benefiting of intelligence”), coined from the extant roots νόος (nóos, “mind”; in Attic philosophy “intelligence”, “intellect”, “reason”) +‎ ὠφέλεια (ōphéleia, “profit”, “advantage”, “benefit”).

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /nəʊəʊˈfiːlɪə/, /ˌnəʊəˈfiːlɪə/

名詞

noophelia (uncountable)

1. (philosophy, まれに) The axiological doctrine that states that the value of any given thing is determined by the degree to which it fosters the development of intelligence and the interests of intelligent beings.
   • 2008, Nicholas Rescher, Being and Value and Other Philosophical Essays, page 35:

     In closing it must be stressed that noophelia can be entirely naturalistic it is nevertheless altogether congenial to theism.

   • 2009, Louis Caruana, Darwin and Catholicism, →ISBN, page 103:

     In the event, then, evolutionary noophelia is a position for which there is plausible basis of evidentail substantiation.

派生語

• noophelic

参考

• axiogenesis
• optimalism