Formal Ontology and Conceptual Realism / by Nino B. Cocchiarella

Englisch

Dordrecht : springer, 2007

Online-Ressource : v.: digital

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-1-4020-6204-9

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-1-4020-6203-2 (Druckausgabe)

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6204-9

Front Matter; Formal Ontology and Conceptual Realism; Time, Being, and Existence; Logical Necessity and Logical Atomism; Formal Theories of Predication; Formal Theories of Predication Part II; Intensional Possible Worlds; The Nexus of Predication; Medieval Logic and Conceptual Realism; On Geach Against General Reference; Lesniewski's Ontology; Plurals and the Logic of Classes as Many; The Logic of Natural Kinds; Back Matter

*Formale Ontologie / Realismus

*Ontologie / Realismus

*Logic ; Metaphysics ; Ontology ; Linguistics -- Philosophy, medieval ; Computer science ; Philosophy (General) ; Philosophy, medieval

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BD311

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 100;

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: CC 6000: CA-CK Philosophie / CC Systematische Philosophie / CC 5800-CC 6020 Ontologie und Metaphysik / Abhandlungen

Mathematics Subject Classification: *00A30

Mathematics Subject Classification: 03A99

Mathematics Subject Classification: 03A05

Theories about the ontological structure of the world have generally been described in informal, intuitive terms. This book offers an account of the general features and methodology of formal ontology. The book defends conceptual realism as the best system to adopt based on a logic of natural kinds. By formally reconstructing an intuitive, informal ontological scheme as a formal ontology we can better determine the consistency and adequacy of that scheme.

Theories about the ontological structure of the world have generally been described in informal, intuitive terms, and the arguments for and against them, including their consistency and adequacy as explanatory frameworks, have generally been given in even more informal terms. The goal of formal ontology is to correct for these deficiencies. By formally reconstructing an intuitive, informal ontological scheme as a formal ontology we can better determine the consistency and adequacy of that scheme; and then by comparing different reconstructed schemes with one another we can much better evaluate

 

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