essents
essents is the plural of essent.
Meaning of essent
Noun
essent (plural essents)
- that which is; an entity, a being, an existent
- Why are there essents rather than nothing? That is the question. Clearly it is no ordinary question. “Why are there essents, why is there anything at all, rather than nothing?”—obviously this is the first of all questions, though not in a chronological sense.1959, Martin Heidegger, translated by Ralph Manheim, An Introduction to Metaphysics, page 1
Questions about essents
- What is essents the plural of?
- Essents is the plural of essent.
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