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Avicenna distinguishes essence from existence and argues about necessity. What does a causal explanation of contingent things require?
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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?