Formal ontology as a main branch of metaphysics investigates
categories of being. In the formal ontological approach to
metaphysics, these ontological categories are analysed by
ontological forms. This analysis, which the Element illustrates by
some category systems, provides a tool to assess the clarity,
exactness and intelligibility of different category systems or
formal ontologies. It discusses critically different accounts of
ontological form in the literature. Of ontological form, the
authors propose a character-neutral relational account. In this
metatheory, ontological forms of entities are their standings in
internal relations whose holding is neutral on the character of
their relata. These relations are 'formal ontological relations'.
The Element concludes by showing that our metatheory is useful for
understanding categorial fundamentality/non-fundamentality,
different formal ontologies, and for unifying metaphysical
questions.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Elements in Metaphysics |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Jani Hakkarainen
• Markku Keinänen
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| Pages: |
75 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-00-906906-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-00-906906-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781009069069 |
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