Notness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Notness is a noun meaning (philosophy) The state of not being; nonexistence.
Meaning
(philosophy) The state of not being; nonexistence.
Example Sentences
For Heidegger, it is in the notness of nonbeing that we find the possibility for understanding an object, not simply as something other than some other sensible object but also as the being that is other than being.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whenness, not-thereness, notionality, neverness, whatness, ought-not-ness.
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