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ULTIMATE ENDS

\ˈʌltɪmət ˈɛndz], \ˈʌltɪmət ˈɛndz], \ˈʌ_l_t_ɪ_m_ə_t ˈɛ_n_d_z]\

Definitions of ULTIMATE ENDS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Moral Phil., are U. secundum quid, i.e. the last aimed at in a series of actions.
In Moral Phil., are U. simpliciter, i.e. that which is aimed at for its own sake only, and never regarded as a means to another end .

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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