| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Eide : Foundations of Ontology, 2198-1841 ; Volume 10 |
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Eide ; Volume 10.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: The Task and Scope of Ontology -- 1. Ontology as a Philosophical Discipline -- 2. Ontology in Its Different Varieties -- 3. Logical Tools for Ontological Analysis -- 4. Mereological Tools of Ontological Analysis -- Part II: Ontological Categories -- 5. Categories as Uppermost Kinds -- 6. Categorial Realism -- 7. Modalities -- 8. Categorial Conceptualism -- 9. Parts and Wholes -- 10. Natural Kinds and Ordering Strategies -- Part III: The Nature of Existence -- 11. Non-being -- 12. Being and Existence -- 13. Ontological Commitment -- 14. Identity -- Part IV: Ontological Proofs -- 15. The Existence of God -- 16. God as an A Priori Idea -- 17. Gödel's Proof -- Part V: Kinds of Being -- 18. Three Classical Views about Universals -- 19. The Standard Approaches to Concrete Entities -- 20. The Ontological Import of Mathematics -- 21. Elements of Social Ontology -- Relativism and Ontological Relativity -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This book presents the standard ontological commitment approach, together with a defense of the thesis of ontological relativity. It provides, at the same time, a wide-ranging overview of the ground conceptual tools of ontology. Their possible applications are outlined through a broad array of examples and open problems, and essential references to the classics of philosophy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ontology.
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ontology (metaphysics)
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PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics.
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Ontology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
3110459035 |
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9783110459036 |
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3110458640 |
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9783110458640 |
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