English
Etymology
AGr.: en “within,” + tele “goal, or end,” + chy “to have” (alt. kheia)
Noun
en-noun|entelech|ies
- 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. [Aristotelian philosophy.]
- A conception completely actualized.
- Something complex that emerges when you put a large number of simple objects together.
Translations
Norwegian: enteleki
Spanish: entelequia
vi:entelechy
zh:entelechy
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