Ethical Theory Vocabulary

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noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

  • In philosophy, a supervenient entity is defined as an entity whose existence is dependent on the existence of another entity.
  • The concept of supervenient entities can be a bit confusing, but essentially they are entities that cannot exist without another entity.
  • Yo, have you heard about those supervenient entities? They're like totally reliant on other entities to even exist.
  • Just like how a shadow is a supervenient entity to an object, reflecting its presence but not existing independently.