Potentiality and actuality

In philosophy, potentiality and actuality are principles of a dichotomy which Aristotle used to analyze motion, causality, ethics, and physiology in his Physics, Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics and De Anima (which is about the human psyche).

The concept of potentiality, in this context, generally refers to any "possibility" that a thing can be said to have. Aristotle did not consider all possibilities the same, and emphasized the importance of those that become real of their own accord when conditions are right and nothing stops them. Actuality, in contrast to potentiality, is the motion, change or activity that represents an exercise or fulfillment of a possibility, when a possibility becomes real in the fullest sense.

These concepts, in modified forms, remained very important into the middle ages, influencing the development of medieval theology in several ways. Going further into modern times, while the understanding of nature (and, according to some interpretations, deity) implied by the dichotomy lost importance, the terminology has found new uses, developing indirectly from the old. This is most obvious in words like "energy" and "dynamic" (words brought into modern physics by Leibniz) but also in examples such as the biological concept of an "entelechy".

Mathieu Madénian

Mathieu Madénian (born July 23, 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist.

Life and career

Madénian was born in Perpignan, southern France. He is of Armenian descent. He grew up in Saleilles, a town in the suburbs of Perpignan, where he earned his scientific baccalaureate with honours, then a university degree in criminology, then became a lawyer. When he was 25 he left the law profession to follow a career in comedy

He landed his first role in Un gars, une fille where he performed various voiceovers alongside Jean Dujardin and his wife Alexandra Lamy. He then wrote several one-man shows staged by Kader Aoun, many of which were performed at the théâtre du Point-Virgule.

From September 2010 has been a part of the French television show Vivement dimanche prochain, presented by Michel Drucker. He does a humor column. alternating with Anne Roumanoff, Nicolas Canteloup or Éric Antoine.

From 2010 to 2011, he was also involved in Le Grand Direct des Médias with Jean-Marc Morandini shown on Europe 1.

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Fauve Hautot

Fauve Hautot (born 3 March 1986) is a French dancer and choreographer.

Early life

Fauve Hautot was born in Dieppe, her father was accountant with a passion for dance, and her mother was a dance teacher. She has an older sister, Ashley, and a younger brother, Calliope. She grew up in the village of Saint-Vaast-Dieppedalle (Seine-Maritime). Her parents chose the name Fauve "after seeing the series Mistral's Daughter, in which a heroine is named Fauve". She began dancing at age five with her brother Calliope, starting with Latin dances.

Career

In 2001, she was crowned junior French champion for Latin dances, runner-up in standards, and 3rd in 10 dances with Nicolas Pouget. Her 2006 victory of the TV show "Dancing Show" (which airs on France 2), alongside Maxime Dereymez (another professional dancer on Danse avec les Stars), brought her into the public eye.

Danse avec les stars

From 2011, Fauve Hautot joined the team of professional dancers of the TV show Danse avec les stars . Her partners have included:

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