Ousia: the Greek word ousia is a substantiation of "being" and is translated with "be", "being" or "substance". The term is applied to what remains constant on a subject under investigation, while certain properties change. See also essence, nature, essentialism, substance, identity, change, movement, substratum._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |