Is there such thing as non existence?

Nonexistence is the absence of existence, by definition. So, nonexistence does not exist. Therefore there is no such thing as nonexistence.

Is absolute nothingness possible?

Therefore absolute nothingness is impossible. One moer point “nothingness” means “there not being anything (not something)”, and “be (being)” means “existence”, which according to your definition is an attribute – and an attribute can only be an attribute of something (anything).

Do imaginary things exist?

Imaginary numbers do not exist. Neither do natural numbers, or matrices, or polynomials, or circles, or vectors. The ‘eye-opening’ thing about imaginary numbers is not that they exist — they don’t. The ‘eye-opening’ thing about imaginary numbers is that they are super useful.

Can you explain nothingness?

“Nothingness” is a philosophical term for the general state of nonexistence, sometimes reified as a domain or dimension into which things pass when they cease to exist or out of which they may come to exist, e.g., in some cultures God is understood to have created the universe ex nihilo, “out of nothing”. …

Does existence require non-existence to exist?

There is nothing logically or temporally prior to existence. Non-existence is not the opposite of existence. Therefore there is no reason to suppose that existence requires non-existence to exist. Many philosophical errors are made by treating concepts which merely contrast as though they were opposites.

What is the difference between absence and Nothingness?

Absence isn’t the same as a nothingness, because, with absence, there are still things, albeit with one thing that we presume should be there which is not. Nothingness is, by definition, the cessation of all existence — literally, nothing exists, at least as we know it.

Can a concept exist without its opposite?

There is a case for the argument that a concept cannot exist without its opposite. The case is based on the idea that concepts come into existence by a process of progressive differentiation (philosophically speaking).