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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / b. Being and existence

14253	An object's 'being' isn't existence; there's more to an object than existence, and its nature doesn't include existence [Fine,K]
	Full Idea: It seems wrong to identify the 'being' of an object, its being what it is, with its existence. In one respect existence is too weak; for there is more to an object than mere existence; also too strong, for an object's nature need not include existence.
	From: Kit Fine (Ontological Dependence [1995], I)
	A reaction: The word 'being' has been shockingly woolly, from Parmenides to Heidegger, but if you identify it with a thing's 'nature' that strikes me as much clearer (even if a little misty).