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entelechies
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entelechy
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en·tel·echy (en tel′i kē)
noun pl. entelechies -·chies
- in Aristotelian philosophy, the actualization of potentiality or of essence
- in vitalism, the inherent force which controls and directs the activities and development of a living being
Etymology: ME entelechia < L < Gr entelecheia, actuality < en telei echein < en, in + telei, dat. of telos, end, completion + echein, to hold: see scheme
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