| reality (principle of) | The principle that states that something exists. I frequently use this formulation. Reality exists.1 See PRINCIPLE
(FUNDAMENTAL, PHILOSOPHICAL).
Elaboration As
do the principles of identity, noncontradiction
and causality,
in my terms, the principle of reality provides a different vantage point on the fact that what is, is.
By my epistemological standards, the concept "reality" ultimately can be defined only ostensively. Notes 1In formulating the law of reality, I drew inspiration from Ayn Rand's "axiom" of existence, which she discusses in her novel, Atlas Shrugged, and in her nonfiction book, Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology.
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| RPG | Abbreviation for Role
Playing Game. |
