thinghood
State of existence
Thinghood is the state or quality of being a thing—of having concrete, identifiable existence as an object.
The term appears in philosophical discussions about what qualifies something as a distinct entity: The sculpture's thinghood was undeniable, yet its meaning remained elusive.
It can also describe the reduction of something abstract or living to mere object status.
State of existing fact
- realityWhat actually exists
- presenceState of being somewhere
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
continuity · permanence · duration · endurance · materiality · corporeality · tangibility · instantiation
Study of existence's nature
- quiddityInherent essential nature
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- substancePhysical material with mass
- beingExisting as something
identity · whatness · essentiality · quintessence · ipseity · selfhood · thisness · particularity
Human-made historical object
- itemSingle unit or article
- commodityFungible traded good
- objectTangible entity or aim
- entityIndependent existing thing
particular · individual · unit · specimen · instance · token · material · physical
State or stipulation
- stateCondition or mode
- categoryA class of things
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- designationFormal name or title
standing · membership · belonging · inclusion · qualification · recognition · attribution · ascription
actuality
State of existing fact
- realityWhat actually exists
- presenceState of being somewhere
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
persistence · continuity · permanence · duration · endurance · materiality · corporeality · tangibility · instantiation · manifestation
ontology
Study of existence's nature
- quiddityInherent essential nature
- natureInherent quality or disposition
- substancePhysical material with mass
being · identity · whatness · essentiality · quintessence · ipseity · selfhood · thisness · particularity · individuation
artifact
Human-made historical object
entity · particular · individual · unit · specimen · instance · token · material · physical · concrete
condition
State or stipulation
- stateCondition or mode
- categoryA class of things
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
designation · standing · membership · belonging · inclusion · qualification · recognition · attribution · ascription · predication
thinghoodpersonhood
Status as a person
selfhood · agency · subjectivity · sentience · consciousness
thing, nothing, things, anything, everything, something, thingness