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18521 | The criterion of existence is the possibility of action |
Full Idea: The possibility of action ...is the criterion of existence, and the test of substantiality. | |||
From: George Santayana (The Realm of Matter [1930], p.107), quoted by John Heil - The Universe as We Find It | |||
A reaction: I rather like this. I think I would say the power is the criterion of existence. |