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…However, since he also assumes a “pure form” or supernatural “God” that is a “perfect reality (entelecheia = state of having reached telos)” in which all possibilities are actualized, leaving no possibility within himself, as the highest purpose that guides the purposeful movement of all beings at the end (telos) of their movement, and tries to base the existence of the world on this, he can be seen as ultimately inheriting Plato's metaphysical way of thinking. The term “energeia = state of having reached ergon (work, result, manifestation of ability)” meaning actuality was translated into Latin as actualitas in medieval scholastic philosophy, and this was further translated into modern German philosophy as Wirklichkeit. In either case, real beings are thought to have been brought into that state by the actus, Wirken (action, activity) of something (for example, God), and the intervention of some supernatural principle is assumed.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "actualitas" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし彼もすべての存在者の合目的的運動の終局(テロスtelos)にあってその運動を導く最高目的として,もはやおのれのうちにいかなる可能性をも残さず,すべての可能性が現実化された〈完全現実態(エンテレケイアentelecheia=テロスに達した状態)〉である〈純粋形相〉つまり超自然的な〈神〉を想定し,それによって世界の存在を基礎づけようとする以上,最終的にはやはりプラトンの形而上学的思考様式を継承していると見られよう。ところで現実態を意味する〈エネルゲイア=エルゴンergon(作品・成果・能力の発現)に達した状態〉は中世のスコラ哲学のもとでactualitasとラテン訳され,さらにこれが近代のドイツ哲学ではWirklichkeitと訳されることになる。いずれの場合にも,現実的存在者は何ものか(たとえば神)のactus,Wirken(働き・活動)によってその状態にもたらされたものと考えられ,なんらかの超自然的原理の介入が想定されることになるわけである。…

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