| Re: Knowledge is not Power |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: ZerkonXZerkonX Date: Sep 9, 2008 06:32
On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:18:04 +1000, Sean wrote:
> Action is applied power, for want of a better way to put it.
Here's the main point of contention and very well put, I might add.
> Power is power whether applied or not. iow potential power is still
> power.
Potential is something not yet realized or applied, as you put it. Power
is realized only after being derived from potential. It is in the
discharge not in the ability to discharge.
so, "having the power" to do something is not power. The 'Having' becomes
power only after the doing.
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