Insofar as It is existent, the Principle is thus existent just as the world is.
Finally, Russell's worry that a Meinongian comprehension principle generates existent winged horses can be answered.
Another great Neo-Confucian, Wang Yang-Ming (Quan xilu) does seem more pragmatic than metaphysical, He taught of the sage who formed one body with Heaven and Earth and the myriad things, but he showed little of Chu's interest in the li or principle of existent things.
Whatever is non-existent remains non-existent for ever and whatever is existent always exists.
In the relevant section of the Four Journeys, Mulla Sadra (2001-5, IX: 261-72) setheseeleveneven principles: First, existence is a foundational principle and essence is an accidental property that pertains specifically to an existent.
In other words, according to the characterization principle both the existing round square and the existing golden mountain (Russell 1907 uses "existent") are existing (existent), but nevertheless they do not exist.
To protect transnational capital from a non-existent risk, our governments are recklessly abandoning the principle of equality before the law.
It is not necessary to posit two really distinct or even two intentionally distinct principles to account for the fact that one may be aware of something as a possible existent when it does not actually exist.
The naive comprehension principle faced the problem of generating an existent winged horse.
Thus, it follows from the principles of MOTo that there is an existent object that is golden and a mountain.
