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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

22979	Three main questions seem to be whether a thing is, what it is, and what sort it is [Augustine]
	Full Idea: I am told that I can ask three sorts of questions - whether a thing is, what it is, and what sort it is.
	From: Augustine (Confessions [c.398], X.10)
	A reaction: This seems to be a very Aristotelian approach. I am pleased to see that what it is and what sort it is are not conflated. The first one must be its individual essence, and the second its generic essence.

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality

221	Absolute ideas, such as the Good and the Beautiful, cannot be known by us [Plato]
	Full Idea: The absolute good and the beautiful and all which we conceive to be absolute ideas are unknown to us.
	From: Plato (Parmenides [c.364 BCE], 134c)