atti di esistenza
English translation: act of existence
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|  Selected response from: Krisztina Lelik Greece Local time: 17:56 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +2acts of existence Explanation: In the search for the sources of truth, Thomas leads us to the "plateau" of existing beings. Beings are concrete and individual. Their individual acts of existence determines their individuality and concreteness. For this reason, individual things represent themseles and not merely some species or genus. www.hyoomik.com/lublin/veritas.html - 28k - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2008-04-13 16:01:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It is to be noted that knowledge of real existence, be it our own or that of other things, involves the act of existence, both our own and that of other ... http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0031-8205(196203)22:3<405:T... - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 58 mins (2008-04-13 16:30:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The most important feature of St. Thomas' metaphysics is the discovery of the act of existence (ipsum esse) as a principle of individual being. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16226520 |
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