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telos Definition

te·los (teläs)

noun pl. -·loi-o̵i

an end or goal; ultimate purpose

Etymology: Gr

telos Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • life: The goal or telos of human life was known and identifiable; the problem was how to get there.
  • being: For the greater part of the past millenium, the connection between the nature and telos of human being was obscured.

Converse of object

  • define: But there is also a theology which constitutes the defining telos of philosophical inquiry.

Adjective modifier

  • human: One proof that the human telos or essence is inviolate is exploitation, the violation of our claims to material equality.

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