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beingness
Beingness (noun) means the fact of existing; the state of something that is real.
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The fact of existing; the state of something that is real.
"The two approaches remain distinct ways of knowing: mystics are interested in the changeless beingness outside of time, while scientists are only interested in understanding the causes of the changes within the world of time."
— Richard H. Jones, Mysticism and Morality: A New Look at Old Questions (2004)
"In the good painting the stone is no longer a stone, i.e., something which we could not possibly be: in the good painting the stone has become visible in its beingness; only in the work of art is the stone truly."
— Leo Strauss, What is Political Philosophy? (1988)
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Etymology
Calque of German Seiendheit, equivalent to English being + -ness. Occasionally also used to translate German Sein (“being”).
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What is the meaning of beingness?
"beingness" (noun) means the fact of existing; the state of something that is real.
What is another word for beingness?
Other words for "beingness" include existence, being.
