And what of the word "being" ? Quite a bit of philosophy seems to revolve around that concept, and it has always been suspect for me. A Manhattan tower resting on questionable foundations IMO. :chin:
charles ferraroJanuary 09, 2020 at 04:01#3699700 likes
Whatever human consciousness can intend, be it in a pre-reflective or reflective way, is an entity.
IBM is an entity. As is the Australian Navy. It's a fancy word for 'thing' (as in, 'is that "a thing?"') Speaking of which, there's a Heidegger book called What is a Thing? which is exactly about this.
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A variable that stands for what is being considered.
"Entity" is the concept of being itself, there is no such thing as a "self" without the "entity". You can say that "entity" is what makes us, "Us".
"To be is to be the value of a variable." ~W.V.O. Quine
IBM is an entity. As is the Australian Navy. It's a fancy word for 'thing' (as in, 'is that "a thing?"') Speaking of which, there's a Heidegger book called What is a Thing? which is exactly about this.