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Essence and existence
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Understanding what a thing is differs from establishing that it exists. Avicenna uses the distinction in an argument about dependence.
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Guided course · Module 6 · Lesson 30
What would a necessary being be?
Avicenna separates what a thing is from whether it exists, and argues that explaining contingent things may require a being necessary in itself. How far does that conclusion reach?