existensens

Existensens is a neologism that appears in contemporary philosophy and related fields to denote a mode or status of existence that is inseparable from how beings are apprehended. The term combines elements of existence with sensibility, signaling that existence is not a flat property but something manifested through perception, description, and theory. Its usage is provisional and varies by author and discipline.

Origin and etymology: the word blends existere (to exist) with notions of sense, intended to convey that being is disclosed through experience.

In phenomenology, existensens describes how entities disclose themselves to consciousness under intentional structures, emphasizing the mutual implications of observer and world. In ontology, it is used to articulate a grounding relation that supports the persistence of entities across contexts or possible states. Some writers distinguish between existential availability (being encountered) and existential assertion (the act of claiming something exists).

In cognitive science and artificial intelligence, existensens is used as a heuristic for modeling how systems represent and update the status of objects and states as existing, especially under uncertainty.

Reception has been mixed. Proponents see it as a clarifying distinction between mere property ascription and existential grounding; critics argue that the term is vague and underdefined. As a neologism, it remains most common in speculative or theoretical writings and has not yet achieved wide consensus. See also ontology, phenomenology, existentialism.