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Idea of Potency
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The idea of potency is an important concept in metaphysics, especially in the philosophy of Aristotle and later developed in medieval scholastic thought. Potency refers to the capacity, possibility, or potentiality of a thing to become or act in a particular way. It is generally contrasted with actuality, which refers to the realized state of a thing. The distinction between potency and actuality helps explain change, development, motion, and the existence of different states of beings. Aristotle introduced the concepts of potency and actuality to explain how change is possible. If everything were already fully actual, there would be no genuine change. Similarly, if everything were merely potential, nothing could ever become actual. For example, a seed has the potency to become
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