ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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