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Full Idea
Teleological theories take concern for the good (e.g. freedom or utility) as fundamental, and concern for people as derivative.
Gist of Idea
Teleological theories give the good priority over concern for people
Source
Will Kymlicka (Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn) [1990], 2.4.a.ii)
Book Ref
Kymlicka,Will: 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn)' [OUP 1992], p.135
A Reaction
There's a nice fundamental question with which to begin a discussion of value: which matters most - abstract values, or individual people? Placing a collective of people first (Stalinism?) seems to fall between them.