Zweck, purpose, propósito, Ziel, aim, meta

Purpose is the for-what (Wozu-etwas); aim is that toward which (woraufhin) something is. The end (Ende) can be encountered in the character of purpose or aim, but only because τέλος is end. It is aim or purpose with respect to a definite looking-toward . . . (Hinsehen-auf), keeping-in-sight (Ins-Auge-Fassen). (GA18MT:57) VIDE: Zweck