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    It is not the case that Therefore, even within classical teleology, what a thing currently IS grounds what it can become, reversing the claim's priority.

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    • 1.Classical teleology explicitly prioritizes telos (end-state) as the explanatory principle that makes current states intelligible and directional.
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    • 2.Reversing priority collapses the distinction between essence and accident; it reduces telos to mere epiphenomenon of present being.
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    • 3.The claim overstates mutual dependence as priority reversal. Current nature and telos can be mutually presupposing without eliminating telos's explanatory role.
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    • 1.Potentiality presupposes actuality: a thing can only become what it has capacities for, and capacities depend on its present constitutive nature.
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    • 2.Aristotle's own hylomorphism treats form as actualized in matter now, making present composition the ground of possible transformations.
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    • 3.Teleology requires constraints; unlimited becomings are incoherent. Only current nature provides intelligible limits on what can develop.
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