Being vs Ousia - What's the difference?
being | ousia |
A living creature.
The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
* Shakespeare
(philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
(philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
(obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
* Steele
(obsolete) Given that; since.
*, New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
(theology) The essential nature or ‘substance’ of god.
*2009 , (Karen Armstrong), The Case for God , Vintage 2010, p. 79:
*:We could never know God's ousia , but in order to adapt his indescribable nature to our limited intellect, God communicated to us through his activities in the world.
(philosophy) Essence, being.
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In philosophy terms the difference between being and ousia
is that being is one's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality while ousia is essence, being.As nouns the difference between being and ousia
is that being is a living creature while ousia is the essential nature or ‘substance’ of god.As a verb being
is present participle of lang=en.As a conjunction being
is given that; since.being
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being .
- (Wright)
- It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.
Derived terms
* beingdom * beingful * beinghood * beingless * beingness * (noun ) human beingConjunction
(English Conjunctions)- ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].