entelechy
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin entelechia, from Ancient Greek ἐντελέχεια (entelékheia), coined by Aristotle from ἐντελής (entelés, “complete, finished, perfect”) (from τέλος (télos, “end, fruition, accomplishment”)) + ἔχω (ékho, “to have”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɛnˈtɛləki/
[edit] Noun
entelechy (plural entelechies)
- (Aristotelian philosophy) The complete actualization and final form of a potency or potentiality, or of a conception.
- A particular type of motivation, need for self-determination, and inner strength directing life and growth to become all one is capable of being. It is the need to actualize one’s beliefs. It is having a personal vision and being able to actualize that vision from within.
- Something complex that emerges when you put a large number of simple objects together.
[edit] Translations
complete actualization of a potency
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final form awaiting actualization
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particular type of motivation
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something complex emerging from simple objects put together
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