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Episode 13 – The Distinction of Essence and Existence | Prof. Edward Feser

Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy

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What Is Subsistence Existence?

There can in principle be only one thing whose essence just is existence itself. And that which is subsistence existence itself is absolutely unique and the cause of everything other than itself. That's already a big chunk of the traditional description of God. You could really say you've got to God now. What else can we say about God's nature?

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