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Ontology

  • ReasonReason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing valid conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking truth.
  • ConsciousnessThe word conscious first appeared in English during the 17th century as a simple adjective applied to inanimate objects.
  • TruthMerriam-Webster's Online Dictionary defined truth in 2005 as the property of being in accord with fact or reality. Everyday language typically applies this…
  • Three marks of existenceIn the Pali tradition of the Theravada school, three specific characteristics define all existence. These marks appear as sabbe sañkhārā aniccā, meaning all…
  • TimeTime is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future.
  • OntologyOntology is the philosophical study of being. It serves as a subdiscipline of metaphysics focused on the most general features of reality.