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'''Reality''', in everyday usage, means "the state of things as they actually exist".  "reality • noun (pl. realities) 1 the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them. 2 a thing that is actually experienced or seen. 3 the quality of being lifelike. 4 the state or quality of having existence or substance.") The term ''reality'', in its widest sense, includes everything that [[being|is]], whether or not it is observable or comprehensible. Reality in this sense may include both [[being]] and nothingness, whereas ''[[existence]]'' is often restricted to being (compare with ''[[nature]]''). In other words, "reality", as a philosophical category, includes the formal concept of "nothingness" and articulations and combinations of it with other concepts (those possessing extension in physical objects or processes for example).

'''Reality''', in everyday usage, means "the state of things as they actually exist".   

 

*noun (pl. realities)  

:# the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.  

:# a thing that is actually experienced or seen.  

:# the quality of being lifelike.  

:# the state or quality of having existence or substance."

 

The term ''reality'', in its widest sense, includes everything that [[being|is]], whether or not it is observable or comprehensible. Reality in this sense may include both [[being]] and nothingness, whereas ''[[existence]]'' is often restricted to being (compare with ''[[nature]]''). In other words, "reality", as a philosophical category, includes the formal concept of "nothingness" and articulations and combinations of it with other concepts (those possessing extension in physical objects or processes for example).

In the strict sense of western [[philosophy]], there are levels or gradation to the nature and conception of reality. These levels include, from the most subjective to the most objective i.e. rigorous: phenomenological reality, [[fact]], and axiom.

In the strict sense of western [[philosophy]], there are levels or gradation to the nature and conception of reality. These levels include, from the most subjective to the most objective i.e. rigorous: phenomenological reality, [[fact]], and axiom.