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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
Definition and related terms. Existence is the state of being real, and to exist means to have being or to participate in reality. [1] Existence sets real entities apart from imaginary ones, [2] and can refer both to individual entities or to the totality of reality. [3]
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?
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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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Not, though, recognise the nature of existence as an intellectual fact, disengaged from life; but rather, the authentic being lives in accordance with this nature. The notion of authenticity is sometimes seen as connected to individualism.
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