being
the state or fact of existing
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain being as existence, relay philosophical accounts from ontology and metaphysics sources with attribution, describe the main positions, and distinguish being as existence from a being as an entity, from becoming and from the misfiled commerce aliases.
In the WordNet sense, the state or fact of existing, existence, the most general condition of anything that is, discussed in philosophy as the subject of ontology from Parmenides and Aristotle through Aquinas to Heidegger; the registry aliases sale, cut-rate sale, sales event, bazaar, fair and book fair are unrelated commerce terms that appear to have been attached by mistake and are not senses of being.
What it is for: Not applicable; a philosophical concept.
It can be explain the concept; relay philosophical accounts; describe positions; distinguish related senses.
Distinguishing features
Most general concept
Subject of ontology
Distinct from beings
Misfiled aliases
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a concept.
Physical character
WordNet hypernym: state note
Parmenides on being: about 5th century BCE note
Heidegger s Being and Time: 1927 year
How it is recognised
State or fact of existing
Existence, being as such, ontology
A being is an entity; becoming is change; sales and fairs are commerce terms misfiled here
Related models
is a kind of - in WordNet terms
is studied by - the branch of metaphysics
is contrasted with - in philosophy
is distinct from - a being
In practice
Families and kinds
being as existence
being as essence in scholastic thought
being and becoming
being in existentialism and phenomenology
being in Eastern philosophies
Identifiers
WordNet oewn-00024900-n the state or fact of existing
Standards and regulation
No regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Registry aliases attached in error
Confusing being with beings
Presenting one philosophy as settled
Analytical facets
- substance
- abstract
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- observable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What being means.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is being as existence, and how does it differ from a being, becoming and the misfiled commerce aliases? definition
- Is the question about philosophy, language or a misfiled alias? boundary
Positions
Positions.
Positions
Positions.
- What are the main positions on being from Parmenides, Aristotle, Aquinas and Heidegger, with positions attributed? definition
- Which entry fits the specific philosopher? action
Philosophy Philosophy.
Attribution.
Ontology
Ontology.
Ontology
Ontology.
- How does ontology study being, categories and existence? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What is debated about existence as a predicate and the meaning of being, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Traditions Traditions.
Attribution.
Western
Western.
Western
Western.
- How did scholastic, modern and existentialist thinkers treat being? provenance
- Which entry fits existentialism? action
Eastern
Eastern.
Eastern
Eastern.
- How do Indian and Chinese philosophies treat being and non-being, presented respectfully? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
Context Language and registry note.
Context.
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- How is being used in ordinary language and as a verb? provenance
- Which entry fits the verb be? action
Aliases
Misfiled aliases.
Aliases
Aliases.
- Why are sale, bazaar, fair and book fair not senses of being? provenance
- Which entry fits each? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the misfiled commerce aliases be removed?
- How should philosophy sources be linked?
- The registry aliases sale, cut-rate sale, sales event, bazaar, fair and book fair are unrelated and should be detached