concept: telos
concept-key: https://vernacular.cloud/0.0.1/TC1Ew2sesgo43hVeamMdKi7S/
Definition
telos (τέλος) — end, goal, purpose
What something is for. The final explanation in Aristotle’s four explanations (causes)
Everything has a telos: acorn is for becoming an oak tree. A knife is for cutting. A heart is for pumping blood.
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Narrower
this concept has narrower concept Y
Related
enables the representation of associative (non-hierarchical) links, which can also be used to represent part-whole links that are not meant as hierarchical relationships.
Notes
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