Formal Ontology and Conceptual Realism (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)

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 the arguments for and against them and come to a decision as to which system it is best to adopt. Conceptual realism, which is defended here as the best system to adopt, contains both an intensional and a natural realism as well as an Aristotelian essentialism based on a logic of natural kinds.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Synthese Library, 339
Release date:	September 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Nino B Cocchiarella
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
Edition:	2007 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-6203-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-6203-6
Barcode:	9781402062032

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