tự mục đích
Definition
- Noun (Philosophy):
- An end in itself: Something that exists or is done for its own sake, having inherent value and purpose, not merely as a means to achieve another goal.
- Entelechy: (A specialized philosophical term) The realization of potential; the condition in which a potential being becomes actualized and fulfills its inherent purpose.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Con người không nên bị coi là công cụ, mà là một tự mục đích. (A person should not be treated as a tool, but as an end in itself.)
- Trong triết học của Aristotle, linh hồn được xem như tự mục đích của cơ thể. (In Aristotle's philosophy, the soul is seen as the entelechy of the body.)
- Nghệ thuật thuần túy thường được bảo vệ như một tự mục đích. (Pure art is often defended as an end in itself.)
Advanced Usage
- The concept is central to deontological ethics, especially in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, who argued that rational beings must always be treated as ends in themselves and never merely as means.
- It contrasts with instrumental value, where something is valued only for what it can help achieve.
Variants and Related Words
- Mục đích tự thân: A synonym meaning "inherent purpose" or "purpose in itself."
- Giá trị tự thân: Intrinsic value.
Synonyms
- End in itself
- Entelechy (technical philosophical term)
- Inherent purpose
- Final cause (in Aristotelian philosophy)
Related Concepts
- Phương tiện: A means; something used to achieve an end.
- Tiền bạc chỉ là phương tiện, không phải tự mục đích. (Money is only a means, not an end in itself.)
- Chủ nghĩa vị mục đích: Teleology; the study of purposes or ends.