Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) Philosophical Thought 1973-2873 1 2 2022 01 22 The Semantics of Existent and the Problem of Primacy of Being The Semantics of Existent and the Problem of Primacy of Being 137 154 23042 10.58209/jpt.1.2.137 FA M. Zali Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2021 05 15 Existent is one of the central concepts in the history of Islamic philosophy. But this word and its root, i.e., existence, have different applications, the most famous of which is the subject of metaphysics. Based on the analysis of its linguistic structure, this word can be simple or paronym, and there are disagreements on determining the meaning of each of them and their synonymity. This article investigates these meanings under Suhrawardi's famous objections to rejecting existence’s externality. According to this objection, the externality of existence entails the homonymy of existent. This objection is expressed by distinguishing between the two different words: existent as a simple or paronym word. The analysis of these two answers shows that each simple or paronym existents are synonyms, which entails the externality of existence and essence.<br><br> Existent is one of the central concepts in the history of Islamic philosophy. But this word and its root, i.e., existence, have different applications, the most famous of which is the subject of metaphysics. Based on the analysis of its linguistic structure, this word can be simple or paronym, and there are disagreements on determining the meaning of each of them and their synonymity. This article investigates these meanings under Suhrawardi's famous objections to rejecting existence’s externality. According to this objection, the externality of existence entails the homonymy of existent. This objection is expressed by distinguishing between the two different words: existent as a simple or paronym word. The analysis of these two answers shows that each simple or paronym existents are synonyms, which entails the externality of existence and essence.<br><br> https://jpt.modares.ac.ir/article_23042_723c26b3460897d11db04474db0e0501.pdf