Modes of existance

Abstract

In this paper i argue that the so-called existential quantifier should be reinterpreted as the someness quantifier. I also claim that existence is not single but fivefold: real, phenomenal, conceptual, semiotic, and fantastic. These five concepts are defined and exemplified, and a general concept of existence is evoked. Its very existence invalidates all the arguments against existence proofs, such as Anselm’s, that involve the alleged nonexistence of an existence predicate.