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  2. Telos - Wikipedia

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    Telos (/ ˈtɛlɒs, ˈtiːlɒs /; [ 1 ] Ancient Greek: τέλος, romanized: télos, lit. 'end, purpose, goal') [ 2 ] is a term used by philosopher Aristotle to refer to the final cause of a natural organ or entity, or of human art. Telos is the root of the modern term teleology, the study of purposiveness or of objects with a view to their ...

  3. Teleology - Wikipedia

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    Teleology (from τέλος, telos, 'end', 'aim', or 'goal', and λόγος, logos, 'explanation' or 'reason') [1] or finality[2][3] is a branch of causality giving the reason or an explanation for something as a function of its end, its purpose, or its goal, as opposed to as a function of its cause. [4] James Wood, in his Nuttall Encyclopaedia ...

  4. Intrinsic value (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy and ethics, an end, or telos, is the ultimate goal in a series of steps. For example, according to Aristotle the end of everything we do is happiness. It is contrasted to a means, which is something that helps you achieve that goal. For example, money or power may be said to be a means to the end of happiness.

  5. Sustainable Development Goals - Wikipedia

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    End poverty in all its forms everywhere, by 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $2.15 a day. Reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimension according to national definition.

  6. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    A player doing a keepie-uppie. Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. [ 1 ] A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture.

  7. Consequentialism - Wikipedia

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    Philosophy. In moral philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgement about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (including omission from acting) is one ...

  8. China and Russia are ramping up joint military drills. What’s ...

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    But observers say that despite the growing coordination within joint drills, it’s unlikely there is a clear end goal past sending a strong signal – at least for now.

  9. Goal - Wikipedia

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    Self-concept. Self-control. Social identity theory. Free will. v. t. e. A goal or objective is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan, and commit to achieve. [1] People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.