Telesis

Telesis (from the Greek τέλεσις /telesis/) or "planned progress" was a concept and neologism coined by the American sociologist Lester Frank Ward (often referred to as the "father of American sociology"),[1] in the late 19th century[2] to describe directed social advancement via education and the scientific method. The term has since been adopted as the name of numerous groups, schools, and businesses.

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  2. ^ Ward, L.F. (2007), Outlines of sociology (PDF), archived from the original on October 27, 2009, retrieved 2009-05-05{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)