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I'd say that existence not being a predicate of any object is kind of non-debatable :)
by dvt 3y ago
I'd say that existence not being a predicate of any object is kind of non-debatable :)
- wolvesechoes 3y agoIt is, actually. Kant differentiates between "real predicates" and "logical predicates", and only states that existence doesn't belong to the first category, because it "doesn't enhance the concept". The whole distinction is quite unclear, and Kant's claims can be interpreted in multiple ways, as people do in some publications. Actually this famous slogan that "existence is not a predicate" is closer to proposals of Russell and Quine. Disclaimer: quoted phrases from Kant may not match exactly what you can find in English translations. I know Kant from Polish translations, so I improvised a bit.