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Being
The term being refers to the quality or state of having existence. [1] In particular, the term being is often associated with “conscious existence”, life, or the qualities that constitute the essence of a living thing. [2] The term is often found in conjunction with the word human, as in “human being”, implying both the anatomical, physiological, and psychological structure, but also whatever may constitute the essence of the individual.
Activation and being
In a short essay titled ‘Action and Activation’, French philosopher Pierre Teilhard gives an excellent definition of life in relation to being. In particular, being, in metaphysics, Teilhard states “can be defined with a precision that is geometric in type”; energy, however, presents itself to the physicist as a magnitude that is still open to all sorts of possible corrections or improvements”. In relation to the combined mechanism of activation, being, and energy, Teilhard reasons that: ‘one of the most distinctive characteristics of living substance in action is undoubtedly the predominate importance assumed in it by the fact of being (or of not being) appropriately responsive to a stimulus and stimulated.’ [3]
See also
● Human molecule
● Human particle
References
1. Being (noun) – Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 2000, CD-ROM, version 2.5.
2. Being (noun) – Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
3. Teilhard, Pierre. (1953). “The Energy of Evolution” in Activation of Energy, chapter: “Activation of Energy (section II: Action and Activation, or, On the Dynamic Role of Foresight in the New Evolution)”. Unpublished, New York, May 24. (Oeuvres, VII).
Activation and being
In a short essay titled ‘Action and Activation’, French philosopher Pierre Teilhard gives an excellent definition of life in relation to being. In particular, being, in metaphysics, Teilhard states “can be defined with a precision that is geometric in type”; energy, however, presents itself to the physicist as a magnitude that is still open to all sorts of possible corrections or improvements”. In relation to the combined mechanism of activation, being, and energy, Teilhard reasons that: ‘one of the most distinctive characteristics of living substance in action is undoubtedly the predominate importance assumed in it by the fact of being (or of not being) appropriately responsive to a stimulus and stimulated.’ [3]
See also
● Human molecule
● Human particle
References
1. Being (noun) – Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, 2000, CD-ROM, version 2.5.
2. Being (noun) – Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
3. Teilhard, Pierre. (1953). “The Energy of Evolution” in Activation of Energy, chapter: “Activation of Energy (section II: Action and Activation, or, On the Dynamic Role of Foresight in the New Evolution)”. Unpublished, New York, May 24. (Oeuvres, VII).
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