Purpose Explained
Purpose is the end for which something is done, created or for which it exists. It is part of the topic of intentionality and goal-seeking behavior.
Related concepts and subjects:
- Goal, a desired result or possible outcome
- Intention, the state of intending something or the action intended
- Motivation, a driving factor for actions, willingness, and goals
- Determination or resolve
- Meaningful life — a life of purpose
- Purpose clause, in grammar a dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose
- Purpose of life, questions regarding the significance of living or existence in general
- Teleology, the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent purpose or goal
- Teleonomy, the apparent purposefulness of structures and functions in living organisms
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