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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 1. Nature of Existence

11008	Existence is not a first-order property, but the instantiation of a property [Frege, by Read]
	Full Idea: When Kant said that existence was not a property, what he meant was, according to Frege, that existence is not a first-order property - it is not a property of individuals but a property of properties, that the property has an instance.
	From: report of Gottlob Frege (Begriffsschrift [1879]) by Stephen Read - Thinking About Logic Ch.5