
Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Exploration of Potentiality and Actuality with Examples
Exploring the concept of potentiality and actuality through natural examples like water transforming into different states and the growth of an acorn into an oak tree. The chapter also delves into the distinction of a thing being itself and a thing being perceived as something else, drawing insightful parallels with self-healing and causal chains.
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