Potency and Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:basisFor the distinction between possible and actual
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Aristotle's_Metaphysics
gptkb:Aristotle's_Physics
gptkbp:contrastsWith actuality
potentiality
gptkbp:describes change
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas
gptkbp:explains how things come to be
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Potency and Act
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:theology
medieval philosophy
gptkbp:latinTerm potentia et actus
gptkbp:originatedIn Aristotelian philosophy
gptkbp:relatedTo substance abuse
form and matter
essence
gptkbp:translatedInto potentiality and actuality
gptkbp:usedIn metaphysics
scholastic philosophy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edith_Stein
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5