Actus essendi is a Latin phrase meaning "act of being," introduced by the 13th-century philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274). It refers to what Aquinas saw as the most fundamental metaphysical principle: the act by which something actually exists.
Actus essendi is a Latin phrase meaning "act of being," introduced by the 13th-century philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274). It refers to what Aquinas saw as the most fundamental metaphysical principle: the act by which something actually exists.
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