Existence

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In Hegel: the thing that has emerged from the ground --- mediated immediacy. In existentialist philosophy (Kierkegaard): the concrete, irreplaceable singularity of the human being.

Origin: Hegel: a logical category in the Logic of Essence. Kierkegaard criticizes Hegel: existence cannot be logically derived.

In Hegel: Enc. §123-124; SL Vol. 2, Appearance

Cross-references: Ground, Existence (Dasein), Actuality

Commentary on the Logic, Chapter 6

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