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And he already showed his hand in his praise for the entelechy.— Kant's Philosophical Development
âmechanistsâ™, who supposed that the processes of life were governed wholly by physical-chemical principles, contended with the extreme anti-reductionist âvitalists,â™ who posited an entelechy, a primitive substance or directing principle embodied in the organism which guided such characteristic vital processes as embryonic development and the regeneration of lost parts. [— Emergent Properties
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