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Aristotle's philosophy is teleological—meaning everything has a 'Telos' or end goal. An acorn's purpose is to become an oak; a knife's purpose is to cut. He argued that humans also have a specific function: the exercise of reason. Finding your purpose, therefore, is about actualizing your potential as a rational and social being. He teaches that a life without purpose is like an arrow without a target—it goes nowhere.
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