Definition
A means-purpose relation is a causal relation in which:
- one proposition expresses a state or activity employed so as to bring about the state or event expressed by the other proposition
- the achievement or nonachievement of the desired state or event is not expressed
Examples
(English)
- He was quiet in order not to disturb the boss.
Kinds
More specific concepts within means-purpose relation.
Sources 3
- Beekman and Callow 1974, 302–303
- Beekman, Callow, and Kopesec 1981, 102
- Mann and Thompson 1987b, 63–65