Name: Telos
Uploaded: 2022-05-24T23:00:00+00:00
Duration: 6 min 5 s
Description: What is a telos? According to the ancient Greeks, a 'telos' is the end-goal of a thing: Its purpose. It's the bull's-eye at which one aims in life. What happens when, in our modern consumer society, p

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Telos Purpose in life Philosophy Ethics Aristotle

What is a telos? According to the ancient Greeks, a 'telos' is the end-goal of a thing: Its purpose. It's the bull's-eye at which one aims in life. What happens when, in our modern consumer society, people are never encouraged to have a telos? What does it do to a soul when one is told that one's sole purpose in life is to consume?

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