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Existence is the state of having being or reality. It is often contrasted with essence since one can understand the essential features of something without knowing whether it exists. Ontology studies existence and differentiates between singular existence of individual entities and general existence of concepts or universals. Entities present in space and time have concrete existence in contrast to abstract entities, like numbers and sets. Other distinctions are between possible, contingent, and necessary existence and between physical and mental existence. Some philosophers talk of degrees of existence but the more common view is that an entity either exists or not with nothing in between. It is controversial whether existence can be understood as a property of individual objects and, if so, whether there are nonexistent objects. The concept of existence has a long history and already played a role in the ancient period in Presocratic, Hindu, Buddhist, and Daoist philosophy. (Full article...)
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- Promoted: June 13, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: The article was recently promoted and is a level 4 vital article.
- Support as nominator. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:44, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
- Support 750h+ 15:24, 14 June 2024 (UTC)