Single Idea 611

[catalogued under 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being]

Full Idea

Being qua being, taken universally and not in regard to some part of it, is the domain of the science of philosophy.

Gist of Idea

Being, taken simply as being, is the domain of philosophy

Source

Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1060b23)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.324


A Reaction

Since Aristotle focused on objects, and said almost nothing about universal Being, this looks like a recipe for the termination of philosophy. I've never found a single good idea about pure Being.