A few centuries later, Wang Fuzhi (1619 1692) elaborated these two basic categories from a realistic viewpoint, denied the classical concepts of non-existence and emphasized the objective reality that exists independently of human perception.
Mephistophilis is Faustus's own particular demon rather than one that exists independently of his imagination.
London exists independently of its politicians, its police, and its pundits.
There is no American culture which exists independently of an Afro-American component.
We might learn at some point whether time was created together with this universe or exists independently of it.
Ayn Rand believed that truth exists independently of the minds and opinions of people.
The universe plainly exists independently of human consciousness; but what can ever be said about it that has not been mediated through that consciousness?
We may like to think that journalism exists independently of business (and maybe in some digital future we cannot yet imagine, it will).
String theorists think that the world is made of matter that exists independently of space and time.
What sets Yale apart from other university-linked theaters is that neither the professional company nor the drama school exists independently.
The gods, especially the Adityas, protect the world against chaos and ignorance and maintain the world order, which, however, exists independently of the gods.
