Bechler on Aristotle’s Theory of Actuality

Could Aristotle’s attempt to deny the reality of all potential things result in many of his major ideas being essentially vacuous?

Jann
Jann
Sep 8, 2018 · 6 min read
An excerpt from Raphael’s The School of Athens featuring Plato (Left) and Aristotle (Right) at the centre

Aristotle was a student of Plato’s at the Academy, and thus inherited many of Plato’s philosophical inclinations and tendencies. Although they both shared beliefs and argued…

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