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Telos

Telos (/ˈtɛlɒs, ˈtiːlɒs/; Ancient Greek: τέλος, romanized: télos, lit. 'end, purpose, goal') is a term used by Greek philosopher Aristotle to refer to the final cause of a natural organ or entity, or of human art. The Greek word telos is the root of the modern term "teleology", the study of purposiveness or of objects with a view to their aims, purposes…

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Telos

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples33
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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related to In Aristotle · 11
Telos → Aristotle, Aristotle's, For Aristotle, He, It, On, One, Poetics, The, Through, Within
related to External links · 9
Telos → Biology, Chance, Dactyl Foundation, Narrative Telos, PhilosophyAlexander, Stanford Encyclopedia, Teleological Notions, The Ordering Tendencies, Victoria
related to Telos vs techne · 9
Telos → Aristotelian, Aristotle, Heidegger, In, Martin Heidegger, Nicomachean Ethics, The, These, Theuth/Thamus
related to In modern philosophy · 3
Telos → Action, From Donald Davidson's, The
is a · 1
Telos → root of the modern term

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techne aristotle human greek also term aristotle's modern teleology purpose philosopher biology ethics considered instance part end action used final

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Telosis aroot of the modern term0.90text
Telosrelated to External linksTeleological Notions0.60section
Telosrelated to External linksBiology0.60section
Telosrelated to External linksStanford Encyclopedia0.60section
Telosrelated to External linksPhilosophyAlexander0.60section
Telosrelated to External linksVictoria0.60section
Telosrelated to External linksNarrative Telos0.60section
Telosrelated to External linksThe Ordering Tendencies0.60section
Telosrelated to External linksChance0.60section
Telosrelated to External linksDactyl Foundation0.60section
Telosrelated to In AristotleAristotle0.60section
Telosrelated to In AristotleIt0.60section

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