Definition/Meaning of autotelic

• English - Adjective: autotelic ( comparative more autotelic , superlative most autotelic ) ( of an entity or event ) Containing its own meaning or purpose . ( of a person ) Deriving meaning and purpose from within . ( art , of a work of art or literature ) Not motivated by anything beyond itself , thematically self-contained. 1989 , Michael Davidson , The San Francisco Renaissance: Poetics and Community at…
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