亚里士多德潜能-现实理论研究

Aristotle Potentiality-Actuality Theory Research

潜能-现实理论是亚里士多德实体研究进程中不容忽视的重要内容,对于实体研究有重要的推动作用,是亚里士多德从四因说转为二因说进而迈向"纯形式"不可缺少的重要环节.由四因说转变而来的质料-形式理论需要借用潜能-现实理论作进一步说明,于是在将潜能-现实理论与质料-形式理论相联系之后,便出现了质料-实体、潜能-作为的双层模式,并最终构成存在的三个等级.但二者的结合同样面临着生成中质料和形式何去何从的困境,于是对潜能-现实理论生成过程的系统分析势在必行.潜能-现实理论无疑成为实体研究的重要推动力,但远远不能完全解决实体问题,也不能完全取代质料和形式变成新的二因说,潜能-现实理论需同质料-形式理论相结合才能取得实质性进展.

Potentiality-actuality theory is an unignorable part of Aristotle's entity research, and it is important in Aristotle's theory of entity that evolved from the four-factor to two-factor and then to "pure form". The material-form theory that is transformed from the four-factor theory needs to borrow the potentiality-actuality theory for further explanation. So after the potentiality-actuality theory and the material-form theory are connected, the material-substance and potentiality-move contribute to the double layer mode, and ultimately constitutes the three levels of existence. However, the combination of the two also faces the dilemma of where the material and form are generated, so the systematic analysis of the potentiality-actuality theory generation process is imperative. Potentiality-actuality theory has undoubtedly become an important driving force for substance research, but it is far from being able to completely solve the existence problem, nor can it completely replace the material and form to grow into a new two-factor theory. The potentiality-actuality theory needs to be combined with the material-form theory. Only in this way can substantial progress be made.