More is required for a real singular possibility, but when the further requirements are added, such as a contact between the active and passive factor and the absence of an external hindrance, the potency model suggests that the potency can really be actualized only when it is actualized (Met. IX.5, Phys. VIII.1).
His problem was, as mentioned, that the assumptions of his modal conceptions pushed him towards a very similar position with respect to singular possibilities.
Similarly, haecceitists also believe there are singular possibilities that are in a certain clear sense directly about things that don't exist, viz., possibilities that, were they actual, would entail the exemplification of haecceities that are, in the actual world, unexemplified.
As we've seen, possibilists believe that there are singular possibilities (i.e., singular propositions that are possibly true) about things that don't actually exist, viz., possibilities involving mere possibilia.
Say that a strict actualist is an actualist who rejects the idea that there are, or could be, singular possibilities that are directly about things that do not exist.
This paradigm suggests that actualization is the general criterion of the genuineness of possibilities, but the deterministic implications of this view compelled Aristotle to seek ways of speaking about unrealized singular possibilities.
The model of possibility as potency prima facie allowed Aristotle to speak about all kinds of unrealized singular possibilities by referring to passive or active potencies, but taken separately they represent partial possibilities which do not guarantee that their actualization can take place.
It was a gently jolting response, and one that opens up the possibility of a singular moment for our nation.
For years Ralph Lemon has cultivated the aura of an elusive artist, one who thrives on producing more than just a singular work but also a web of ideas that splinter off to awaken more possibilities.
XM and Sirius had been exploring the possibility of merging, but according to current FCC rulebook, the plural companies can't become a singular company.
