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| '''Purpose''' is a word ] an object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal; a result that is desired; an intention. Purpose's basic concept is an individual's voluntary behavior activity awareness. Defining purpose is often relatively vague and almost meaningless; however, the concept is valuable and therfore retained. <ref>{{cite journal | last = Rosenblueth | first = Arturo | authorlink = | coauthors = Wiener, Norbert; Bigelow, Julian | title = Behavior, Purpose and Teleology | journal = Philosphy of Science | volume = 10 | issue = 1 | pages = 19 | date = Jan.,1943 | language = | jstor = http://www.jstor.org/pss/184878}}</ref> | |||
| ==Etymology== | |||
| First attested in c.], from earl ] ''porpos'' "aim, intention", purpose is related to from ''porposer'' "to put forth," from ] corruption of por- "forth" (] pro- "forth") and Old French ''poser'' "to put, place".<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=purpose|title=''purpose''|publisher= Online Etymological Dictionary|postscript=<!--none-->}}</ref> Purpose is related to the term pose used from ] as to "put in a certain position," or "suggest, propose, suppose, assume," a term use in ] debating (c.300–c.700) from ''pausare'' "to halt, rest, pause".<ref>{{citation|title=''pose''|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pose|publisher=Online Etymological Dictionary|postscript=<!--none-->}}</ref> | |||
| == Behavior classifications == | |||
| In ]'s cybernetic classification, purpose is a ] subclass. Behavior is ] or ] and active behavior is purposeful or ]. Active purposeful behavior is then either feedback ] on non-teleological. Negative feedback is important to guide the positive goal route. Purposeful teleological feedback helps guide the predictive behavior orders. Teleology is feedback controlled purpose. <ref>{{cite journal | last = Rosenblueth | first = Arturo | authorlink = | coauthors = Wiener, Norbert; Bigelow, Julian | title = Behavior, Purpose and Teleology | journal = Philosphy of Science | volume = 10 | issue = 1 | pages = 21 | date = Jan.,1943 | language = | jstor = http://www.jstor.org/pss/184878}}</ref> | |||
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