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Ideas for 'Confessions of a Philosopher', 'Lectures on the Philosophy of Right' and 'Coming-to-be and Passing-away (Gen/Corr)'

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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence

13221	Existence is either potential or actual [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: Some things are-potentially while others are-actually.
	From: Aristotle (Coming-to-be and Passing-away (Gen/Corr) [c.335 BCE], 327b24)
	A reaction: I've read a lot of Aristotle, but am still not quite clear what this distinction means. I like the distinction between a thing's actual being and its 'modal profile', but the latter may extend well beyond what Aristotle means by potential being.