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existential judgment

existential judgment An existential judgment is a judgment that explicitly states that its subject exists.

An existential judgment is a judgment that explicitly states that its subject exists. In other words, it is a statement that directly attributes existence to the thing being spoken about.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Existential Judgment” (Existential).
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