existence

Japanese: existence
existence

...A position that seeks the original way of being of human beings in subjective existence. Existence (existentia) means actual existence, and was originally used as a concept opposite to essence (essentia) in medieval scholastic philosophy. For example, the existence of a paper knife means the existence of individual, concrete, real paper knives that vary in material and shape, but their essence refers to the existence of a standard by which this piece of wood, that metal rod, and that ivory carving can all be said to be paper knives.

*Some explanations of terms that mention "existence" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人間の本来的なあり方を主体的な実存に求める立場。実存existence(existentia)とは現実存在の意であり,元来は中世のスコラ哲学で本質essence(essentia)の対概念として用いられた表現である。例えば,ペーパーナイフの実存といえば,材質や形状がまちまちである個々の具体的な現実のペーパーナイフの存在を意味するが,その本質といえば,この木片もその金属棒もあの象牙細工もいずれもがペーパーナイフであると言える場合の基準の存在を指すことになる。…

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