Mere Potentiality

Aristotle proposed that the intellect consists soley of potentiality because a person can think on any subject at any given time without the actualization of the object of thought. Mere potentiality: the anatomy of a thought in ten minutes or less.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Some old dead white guy

What is your favorite and least favorite physical feature and why? (Linds)

My least favorite body part, currently, is the entire upper extremity and back, because I have a test on it on thursday. Aside from that I guess Id have to say butts, cos I cant exactly say that with a straight face. The more I learn about anatomy the less i like them as a general principle. Its like that whole Plato thing, if only idealism was practical.

Is sin a function of bondage, or the downfall of personal responsibility? (Stina)

Augustine (some dead white catholic guy) would say that evil isnt really its own entity that is at war with good. He says that that evil is a privation of something. I dunno what that has to do with this question, but its something to think about. If evil is a lack of something, namely with the case of sin, that something would be good, then really you are bound to it. If we go on the principle that you cant make something from nothing, than if you lack something, you cant really make it and thus are bound to your lack of something. Weird thoughts. (disclaimer: I dont know if i buy into Augustine, but some of his stuff makes sense.)

Sorry this is late. little busy this week.
Next week: What is something you want to accomplish in the next six months?

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