Potentiality means the capacity for something; actuality means its present realization.
Example 1: This dry wood is capable of burning.
Example 2: This dry wood is not burning now.
Both can be true. Contradiction requires the same level of assertion, such as 'the wood is burning now' and 'the wood is not burning now.'
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Identity of potentiality and actuality
Contradiction and the Eight Conditions
Potentiality means the capacity for something; actuality means its present realization.
Example 1: This dry wood is capable of burning.
Example 2: This dry wood is not burning now.
Both can be true. Contradiction requires the same level of assertion, such as 'the wood is burning now' and 'the wood is not burning now.'