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Oct 10, 2012 · Existence raises deep and important problems in metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophical logic. Many of the issues can be organized around the following two questions: Is existence a property of individuals? and Assuming that existence is a property of individuals, are there individuals that lack it?
- Identity: of Indiscernibles
The Identity of Indiscernibles is a principle of analytic...
- Object
Existence pluralism is the view that there is more than one...
- Descriptions
Thus tweaked, Russell’s analysis is that the semantics of a...
- Generics
1. Generics and Logical Form. In English, generics can be...
- Meinong, Alexius
Nevertheless Meinong states that existence implies...
- Existentialism
Existence is fundamentally unsettled and incomplete because...
- Identity: of Indiscernibles
Ontology is the philosophical discipline studying the nature and types of existence. Singular existence is the existence of individual entities while general existence refers to the existence of concepts or universals. Entities present in space and time have concrete existence in contrast to abstract entities, like numbers and sets.
The Nature of Existence: Directed by Roger Nygard. With Nancy Ellen Abrams, Rob Adonis, Aha, Javed Akhtar. Filmmaker Roger Nygard roams the globe to the source of each of the world's philosophies, religions, and belief systems.
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- Documentary
- Roger Nygard
- 2009-04
Existence. Since Thales fell into the well while gazing at the stars, philosophers have invested considerable effort in trying to understand what, how and why things exist. Even though much ink has been spilled about those questions, this article focuses on the following three questions: (1) What is the nature of existence?
Existentialism is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the issue of human existence. [1] [2] Existentialist philosophers explore questions related to the meaning, purpose, and value of human existence. Common concepts in existentialist thought include existential crisis, dread, and anxiety in the face of an absurd world and free will ...
Existence, in metaphysics, that which applies neutrally to all and only those things that are real. Metaphysicians have had a great deal to say about the existence or nonexistence of various things or categories of things, such as God, the soul, a mind-independent or external world, abstract or
