What is existence?

Cottingham, J. (2024) What is existence? New Blackfriars. ISSN 1741-2005 doi: 10.1017/nbf.2023.13

Abstract/Summary

This paper argues that being there, actually existing, is a notion that cannot be explicated by formal logicians, cannot be defined in terms of conscious perception, and cannot be satisfactorily explained using the theories of mathematics or natural science. So, must we turn to theology to make up for the deficiencies of the methods so far canvassed? The paper concludes by considering the Thomistic identification of God with existence itself, but argues that it would be a mistake to suppose that the mystery of actual existence is thereby dispelled.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/115571
Identification Number/DOI	10.1017/nbf.2023.13
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Philosophy
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
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