Can existence be treated as a predicate?
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- Created on: 04-03-17 13:51
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- Can existence be treated as a predicate?
- Kant believed that 'existence' is not a predicate and not a characteristic of something
- it is in a different category.
- to say that something is predicate is to comment on its 'ontological status'
- saying that something exists is saying that it has the status of being a real thing, a thing which is exemplified in reality
- Not everyone agrees with Kants that existence is not a predicate
- Norman Malcolm argues that existence in the contingency ordinary kiund might not be a predicate, but that necesssary existence which only applies to God is different
- necessary existence is a characteristic that draws a distinction between God and everything else, just like Gods 3 o's and eternalness are predicates.
- Necessary existence is a distinguishing characteristic which sets God apart and therefore can be used as a predicate.
- Kant believed that 'existence' is not a predicate and not a characteristic of something
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