existent

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Now the question is, Is there such a thing as a necessary existent, or are all existents merely possible?

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

There is nothing practical in this contemplation, it is just the knowledge of existents and their causes.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

The awarenesses we have considered so far have all been awarenesses of particular existents, and might all in a large sense be called sense-data.

From Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays by Russell, Bertrand

It is by ignorance that these are thought of as existents and attachment is generated for them.

From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Dasgupta, Surendranath

But the world presents itself as a plurality of finite existents which our metaphysics requires us to reduce in the last analysis to the psychic type.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various