Definition of entity

Monist

What is the best definition of entity?

Dude

Personal or corporate?

TheMadFool

entity — Monist

A variable that stands for what is being considered.

jgill

A thing? I give up. What's the answer? :worry:

Pfhorrest

Literally, something that is. “Entity” comes from ”ontos” which means “being”, and “to be” is the infinitive of “is”.

Gus Lamarch

What is the best definition of entity? — Monist

"Entity" is the concept of being itself, there is no such thing as a "self" without the "entity". You can say that "entity" is what makes us, "Us".

jgill

And what of the word "being" ? Quite a bit of philosophy seems to revolve around that concept, and it has always been suspect for me. A Manhattan tower resting on questionable foundations IMO. :chin:

charles ferraro

Whatever human consciousness can intend, be it in a pre-reflective or reflective way, is an entity.

180 Proof

↪Monist

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↪Pfhorrest

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"To be is to be the value of a variable." ~W.V.O. Quine

Wayfarer

What is the best definition of entity? — Monist

IBM is an entity. As is the Australian Navy. It's a fancy word for 'thing' (as in, 'is that "a thing?"') Speaking of which, there's a Heidegger book called What is a Thing? which is exactly about this.

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