Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

atto di esistenza

English translation:

act of existence

Added to glossary by Krisztina Lelik
Apr 13, 2008 15:31
16 yrs ago
Italian term

atti di esistenza

Italian to English Other Religion Mariology
Da un solo “FIAT” di Dio sono usciti milioni e miliardi di stelle, milioni e miliardi di granelli di sabbia, di gocce d’acqua, di foglie degli alberi, di esseri viventi, di uomini e di angeli, di *atti di esistenza*, di pensieri e di palpiti...
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Apr 15, 2008 06:20: Krisztina Lelik Created KOG entry

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acts of existence

In the search for the sources of truth, Thomas leads us to the "plateau" of existing beings. Beings are concrete and individual. Their individual acts of existence determines their individuality and concreteness. For this reason, individual things represent themseles and not merely some species or genus.
www.hyoomik.com/lublin/veritas.html - 28k -


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It is to be noted that knowledge of real existence, be it our own or that of other things, involves the act of existence, both our own and that of other ...
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0031-8205(196203)22:3<405:T... -

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The most important feature of St. Thomas' metaphysics is the discovery of the act of existence (ipsum esse) as a principle of individual being.
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16226520
Peer comment(s):

agree simon tanner : convincing links
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grazie, Simon!
agree Enza Longo
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molte grazie Enza!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Krisztina!"
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individual lives

a possibility
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subsistent existences

ma mi sa che, anche se mi sembra corretto, è un po' troppo filosofico e complicato per il tuo tipo di testo... :)

http://www.google.it/search?num=30&hl=it&safe=off&q=subsiste...
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