Ontological Categories: A Methodological Guide

Perovic, Katarina

  • 出版商: Cambridge
  • 出版日期: 2024-02-29
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  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 78
  • 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
  • ISBN: 1009475673
  • ISBN-13: 9781009475679
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Ontology - the study of the most fundamental categories of being - lies at the very heart of metaphysics. The reason why it appears to be so central is because it takes on the following questions: What sorts of entities are there? What features do those entities have? How do they relate to one another? And so on. Section 1 of this Element presents a fast-paced historical overview of some of the notable approaches to these questions. Section 2 tells the story of how one of the oldest, most disputed, but also most developed ontological categories - universals - got introduced. Section 3 builds on the discussion of universals as it considers the desiderata for a promising system of ontological categories. And Section 4 looks at ways in which philosophers might break with tradition and explore some new ontological categories.