Thomas Aquinas II: Being and Essence

In this video we discuss the difference between being and essence in the philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas and his book, 'Being and Essence'.

[pratapchandramisal]

Excellent presentation of Essence and Being . Prof. Thorsby thanks for such a clear presentation.

[aleenanixon]

Professor. Thorsby, hope everything is fine with you.

[GulfsideMinistries]

Great discussion of a difficult text. Thank you.

[jockt]

Outstanding walkthrough. Thank you for all your informative discussions.

[worldoverlords]

Thanks for making these videos! I love your channel

[saharjallad]

Very informative session for a difficult topic. Thank you

[muhammadfarabi]

Professor Thorsby, is there any differece between being and existence? Tq

[tonnythuranira]

Great presentation, , I have a question, which year was the book of entity and essence written, , and why did st thomas wrote it

[jiensuyang]

what software or app is he using ? can someone tell me .

[josephusanthonybumaat]

In short, is being that which exists while essence is what causes the being to exist? Hmm...

[ahlussunnahapologetics]

What is the difference between substance and essence, nature and essence. I may ask that Essence of a thing is something whether by the thing is whatsoever it is. It some cases essence is something which is directly follows from the definition of the thing, if the thing does have a definition. One of the example in the video is of Blindness, that Blindness is not an essence but let me say that Sight is not an essence either since sight is an Attribute or a Quality or an Accident and an essence is Per Se Subsistent. So the example need to be changed and replaced by a better one. I do think that Every Substance is an Essence, but not every Essence is a Substance. An other question is what is the difference between Suppositum and Essence; and Suppositum and Substance?

As for as the word Being is concern there are two different meanings. 1) Any thing that Exists is a Being.
If a thing say essence or an attribute exists then it is a being. 2) It is an attribute or a quality due to which a thing whether it is an essence or an attribute exists.
As for the word/term nature, it is nothing but a set of attributes or qualities which distinct a thing from another thing, whether the thing exists or it does not exist. For example a non existing horse is distinct from a nonexisting cat, and an existing cat is distinct and separate from an existing horse. So this also shows that the essence is not necessary an existing thing, it may be a nonexisting thing as well. So one may say that a Per Se subsistent may not exist yet it is still different from nonexisting NON Per Se Subsistent.

[DonBailey-odde]

A bladeless knife with out a handle.
What is its being and essence ?
A negative essence that has no being

[frederickanderson]

Hebrews chapter 4 v 12. Jesus knew the hearts of men. Not this essence and form theology.

[ahlussunnahapologetics]

What is the difference between substance and essence, nature and
essence. I may ask that Essence of a thing is something whether by the
thing is whatsoever it is. It some cases essence is something which is
directly follows from the definition of the thing, if the thing does
have a definition. One of the example in the video is of Blindness,
that Blindness is not an essence but let me say that Sight is not an
essence either since sight is an Attribute or a Quality or an Accident
and an essence is Per Se Subsistent. So the example need to be changed
and replaced by a better one. I do think that Every Substance is an
Essence, but not every Essence is a Substance. An other question is what
is the difference between Suppositum and Essence; and Suppositum and
Substance?

As for as the word Being is concern there are two different meanings. 1)
Any thing that Exists is a Being.
If a thing say essence or an attribute exists then it is a being. 2) It
is an attribute or a quality due to which a thing whether it is an
essence or an attribute exists.
As for the word/term nature, it is nothing but a set of attributes or
qualities which distinct a thing from another thing, whether the thing
exists or it does not exist. For example a non existing horse is
distinct from a nonexisting cat, and an existing cat is distinct and
separate from an existing horse. So this also shows that the essence is
not necessary an existing thing, it may be a nonexisting thing as well.
So one may say that a Per Se subsistent may not exist yet it is still
different from nonexisting NON Per Se Subsistent.

[ahlussunnahapologetics]

What is the difference between substance and essence, nature and
essence. I may ask that Essence of a thing is something whether by the
thing is whatsoever it is. It some cases essence is something which is
directly follows from the definition of the thing, if the thing does
have a definition. One of the example in the video is of Blindness,
that Blindness is not an essence but let me say that Sight is not an
essence either since sight is an Attribute or a Quality or an Accident
and an essence is Per Se Subsistent. So the example need to be changed
and replaced by a better one. I do think that Every Substance is an
Essence, but not every Essence is a Substance. An other question is what
is the difference between Suppositum and Essence; and Suppositum and
Substance?

As for as the word Being is concern there are two different meanings. 1)
Any thing that Exists is a Being.
If a thing say essence or an attribute exists then it is a being. 2) It
is an attribute or a quality due to which a thing whether it is an
essence or an attribute exists.
As for the word/term nature, it is nothing but a set of attributes or
qualities which distinct a thing from another thing, whether the thing
exists or it does not exist. For example a non existing horse is
distinct from a nonexisting cat, and an existing cat is distinct and
separate from an existing horse. So this also shows that the essence is
not necessary an existing thing, it may be a nonexisting thing as well.
So one may say that a Per Se subsistent may not exist yet it is still
different from nonexisting NON Per Se Subsistent.