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The state of being existent.
*Actuality, reality. Obs. (Opposed to apparence: the Fr. words often so occur in the Roman de la Rose.)
*Being; the fact or state of existing; ‘actual possession of being’ (J.). in existence: as predicate = ‘extant’.
c1384 CHAUCER H. Fame I. 266 Allas what harme dothe Apparence Whan hit is fals in existence. c1400 Rom. Rose 5552 To se Hym that is freend in existence From hym that is by apparence. 1430 LYDG. Chron. Troy I. v, A deceyte is couertly yment..As it were sothe in very existence.
In common usage, '''existence''' is the world of which we are aware through our senses, but in [[philosophy]] the word has a more specialized [[meaning]], and is often contrasted with [[essence]]. Philosophers investigate questions such as "What exists?" "How do we know?" "To what extent are the senses a reliable guide to existence?" "What is the meaning, if any, of assertions of the existence of categories, [[idea]]s, and abstractions."
In common usage, '''existence''' is the world of which we are aware through our senses, but in [[philosophy]] the word has a more specialized [[meaning]], and is often contrasted with [[essence]]. Philosophers investigate questions such as "What exists?" "How do we know?" "To what extent are the senses a reliable guide to existence?" "What is the meaning, if any, of assertions of the existence of categories, [[idea]]s, and abstractions."
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Existence''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Existence this link].</center>
The word "existence" comes from the [[Latin]] word 'existere', meaning to appear or emerge or stand out.
The word "existence" comes from the [[Latin]] word 'existere', meaning to appear or emerge or stand out.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Majors, ''The Eternal Cycle'', [http://www.eternal-cycle.com The
* Majors, ''The Eternal Cycle'', [https://www.eternal-cycle.com The
Eternal Cycle], Modern Classics, 1999, ISBN:none
Eternal Cycle], Modern Classics, 1999, ISBN:none
* [[Plato]], ''The Republic'', translated by Desmond Lee, Penguin Classics, 2003, ISBN 0140449140, ISBN-13: 978-0140449143
* [[Plato]], ''The Republic'', translated by Desmond Lee, Penguin Classics, 2003, ISBN 0140449140, ISBN-13: 978-0140449143
== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.formalontology.it/existence.htm Existence. Definitions from leading philosophers]
* [https://www.formalontology.it/existence.htm Existence. Definitions from leading philosophers]
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