Etymology

goalodicy

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Today it means: The obsessive pursuit of goals to the point of self-destruction. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of goal + theodicy, coined in October 2004 by business professor Chris Kayes, PhD in the fifth chapter of Organizing Reflection.

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