On 9/24/2012 9:06 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi Stephen P. King
Yes, "actual" is much better than "exist". Good.
I suppose I could say I have actual thoughts, but
that's I believe a misnaming.
There is a similar or even identical idea that goes back Aristotle.
entelechy (n-tl-k)
n. pl. entelechies
1. In the philosophy of Aristotle, the condition of a thing whose essence is
fully realized; actuality.
2. In some philosophical systems, a vital force that directs an organism toward
self-fulfillment.
[Late Latin entelecha, from Greek entelekheia : entels, complete (en-, in; see
en-2 + telos, completion; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots) + ekhein, to have;
see segh- in Indo-European roots.]
entelechy [?n't?l?k?]
n pl -chies Metaphysics
1. (Philosophy) (in the philosophy of Aristotle) actuality as opposed to
potentiality
2. (Philosophy) (in the system of Leibnitz) the soul or principle of perfection
of an object or person; a monad or basic constituent
3. (Philosophy) something that contains or realizes a final cause, esp the
vital force thought to direct the life of an organism
Yep, that was my motivation, the consideration of "entelechy". ;-)
Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net
9/24/2012
"Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen
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On 9/24/2012 8:05 AM, Roger Clough wrote:
Hi Stephen P. King
What's in a name ?
If you have a better word for what I have been calling
physical existence, please say it.
"Actuality".
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