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11/11/2010

Ode To Philosophy: A Dedication To The Entity

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Ode To Philosophy: A Dedication to The Entity

by Alexandra Gulkin

 

Aristotle proposed that all things, any substance, exists in both matter and form, involving some form of unity that exists even without a physical location. This is the very principle which dictates the certainty of the existence of an entity, that matter and form are one and the same thing simultaneously.

As in:
I have 300 red bricks.
These bricks are substance.
By possessing these bricks, I possess the potentiality of a brick wall.
I build a wall out of my 300 red bricks. By doing so, I've turned potentiality into actuality.


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