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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / i. Deflating being

24131	There is no 'being'; it is just the opposition to nothingness [Nietzsche]
	Full Idea: 'Being' is unprovable, because there is no 'being'. The concept of being is formed out of the opposition to 'nothingness'.
	From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1884-85 [1884], 25[185])
	A reaction: Presumably a comment on Hegel's most basic idea. I find both thoughts bewildering. 'Being' is just a generalised (and unhelpful) way of referring to the self-evident existence of stuff.