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An example might be the letters of the [[alphabet]], each of which individually evokes only a few sounds. Together, in the right order, they can form the [[Bible]] or the works of [[Shakespeare]]. | An example might be the letters of the [[alphabet]], each of which individually evokes only a few sounds. Together, in the right order, they can form the [[Bible]] or the works of [[Shakespeare]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Paradigm]] | ||
| + | *[[First cause]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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A concept in the philosophy of science originated by Goethe.[1]
An entelechy is something complex that emerges when a large number of simple objects are gathered together.
An example might be the letters of the alphabet, each of which individually evokes only a few sounds. Together, in the right order, they can form the Bible or the works of Shakespeare.