The language of ontology /
"Metaphysical and ontological debates--debates about what exists and the nature of reality--have long been among the most discussed topics in philosophy. However, some argue that ontological debates are non-substantive, pointless, trivial, incoherent, or impossible. Debates about whether tables...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Mind Association occasional series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Metaphysical and ontological debates--debates about what exists and the nature of reality--have long been among the most discussed topics in philosophy. However, some argue that ontological debates are non-substantive, pointless, trivial, incoherent, or impossible. Debates about whether tables exist, or about the nature of reality, are taken to be defective in some way. This has led to a burgeoning literature studying the nature of metaphysical and ontological disputes themselves. A prominent line of argument has focused on questions concerning the language in which metaphysical disputes are conducted. Is there a 'fundamental' or 'best' language for ontology, or does the nature of language render metaphysical and ontological disputes non-substantive? This volume brings together new work from established and emerging authors on questions relating to the relationship between language and ontology. More specifically, essays in this volume consider such topics as whether there can be an 'objectively best' or privileged language of ontology; how we might compare languages to see which is the language of ontology; whether positing an 'objectively best' language is required of a substantive realist metaphysics; whether metaphysical debates are meaningless; the role of existence and truth in ontological theorizing; whether metaphysical claims should be interpreted as attempts to express truths about the nature of reality; and the relationship between natural language and theoretical metaphysics. Collectively, these essays advance a range of debates in metametaphysics and metaontology, and will be an invaluable resource for students and academics interested in the relationship between metaphysics and language"--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | "The papers in this volume were presented at 'The Language of Ontology', a conference held in September 2017 at Trinity College Dublin"--Page vi. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192648532 0192648535 9780192648525 0192648527 |