final cause
In Aristotelian philosophy, the purpose or end for which something exists; one of the four causes. Often contrasted with 質料因 (material cause), 形相因 (formal cause), and 作用因 (efficient cause).
アリストテレスの四原因説では、目的因は物事の究極的な目的を指す。
In Aristotle's theory of the four causes, the final cause refers to the ultimate purpose of a thing.