| 释义 |
esse /ˈɛsi /noun [mass noun] PhilosophyEssential nature or essence: two traditions, each of whose esse is opposition to the central tenets of the other...- As potential to, and receptive of esse, essence is thus a principle through which and in which a thing exists.
- We see here clearly how Thomas has appropriated Plato's thought for his own ‘existential’ (in the sense of esse) purposes.
- Essence is the intrinsic limitation of esse, the crystallization of existence, bordered by nothingness.
See also in esse. Origin Latin, 'to be' (used as a noun). |