TELEOS : Purpose, aim, goal or end
Charles François (2004). TELEOS : Purpose, aim, goal or end, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3514.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3514 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
This is another neologism introduced by G.G. JAROS.
It seems useful, because it “de-anthropologizes” the value-laden concepts of purpose, etc… However, this was not necessarily JAROS intention. He states anyhow: “Any analysis of teleons should start with the identification of the teleos” (1994, p.5) … which of course is relative to the views of the observer.