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In [[ontology]] (the study of '''being''') being is anything that can be said to ''be'', either [[Transcendence (philosophy)|transcendentally]] or [[Immanence|immanently]] The nature of being varies by philosophy, giving different interpretations in the frameworks of [[Aristotle]], [[materialism]], [[idealism]], [[existentialism]], [[Islam]], and [[Marxism]].

In [[ontology]] (the study of '''being''') being is anything that can be said to ''be'', either [[Transcendence (philosophy)|transcendentally]] or [[Immanence|immanently]] The nature of being varies by philosophy, giving different interpretations in the frameworks of [[Aristotle]], [[materialism]], [[idealism]], [[existentialism]], [[Islam]], and [[Marxism]].

==Being in continental philosophy and existentialism==

==Being in continental philosophy and existentialism==

Some philosophers deny that the concept of "being" has any meaning at all, since we only define an object's existence by its relation to other objects, and actions it undertakes. The term "I am" has no meaning by itself; it must have an action or relation appended to it. This in turn has led to the thought that "being" and [[nothing]]ness are closely related, developed in [[existential]] philosophy.

Some philosophers deny that the concept of "being" has any meaning at all, since we only define an object's existence by its relation to other objects, and actions it undertakes. The term "I am" has no meaning by itself; it must have an action or relation appended to it. This in turn has led to the thought that "being" and [[nothing]]ness are closely related, developed in [[existential]] philosophy.