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space and the word " into," of course, is itself not at all 

 of a " spatial '' character here. In this respect, as will 

 come out fully later on, there is quite a gulf between 

 entelechy and such natural agents as forces and energies, 

 though the latter are also concepts, not percepts. Now it 

 is clear that " dividing " is always understood as something 

 spatial, and therefore it follows from all we have said that 

 this word in its strict meaning is not at all applicable to 

 entelechy. When we speak of " dividing " we always think 

 of a something which we can cut into pieces. But entelechy 

 cannot be cut in this manner, for the simple reason that it 

 has no spatial dimensions at all : the " having dimensions ' 

 would contradict altogether the meaning of the term. 



Therefore we had better not speak of entelechy as an 

 agent which "remains whole in spite of its division into 

 parts," but simply say that entelechy may manifest itself 

 wholly even after the division of a certain organic body, on 

 which, had it remained one whole, entelechy would have 

 manifested itself as one whole also. Entelechy always 

 manifests itself individually : but our analysis proves that 

 so-called individuality of the real organic body is not without 

 further discussion to be identified with the deeper meaning 

 of entelechian individuality. 



The Concept of Localisation or Seat not Applicable to 



Entelechy 



An agent which is of a non-spatial nature cannot be 

 said to have a definite seat or a definite localisation in 

 space. Entelechy therefore cannot possess a " seat." It 

 cannot at all be imagined like a point consisting of a some- 



