Potentiality and Actuality in Knowledge
- Knowledge involves both potentiality (the capacity to know) and actuality (the state of knowing).
- Learning is the process of turning potential knowledge into actual understanding
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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai is a renowned expert in cardiology, medical research methodology and evidence synthesis
Aristotle's Metaphysics explores the nature of knowledge, emphasizing that it begins with sense perception and progresses to universal truths through reason. It distinguishes between true knowledge (episteme) and opinion (doxa), highlighting the importance of understanding first principles. The work is foundational for understanding how we acquire and organize knowledge.
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