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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 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Existence this link].</center>
<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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