Answerable and unanswerable questions
AL Thomasson - 2009 - philpapers.org
While fights about ontology rage on in the ring, there's long been a suspicion whispered in
certain corners of the stadium that some of the fights aren't real. Granted the disputants all …
certain corners of the stadium that some of the fights aren't real. Granted the disputants all …
[PDF][PDF] Must existence-questions have answers?
S Yablo - 2009 - philarchive.org
5o8 STEPHEN YABLO debate is futile and pointless. But they are also to some degree
independent, since a non-vacuous debate can still be futile and pointless, due, say, to a lack …
independent, since a non-vacuous debate can still be futile and pointless, due, say, to a lack …
[PDF][PDF] Just what is an ontology, anyway?
TC Jepsen - IT Prof., 2009 - academia.edu
Gruber's work and that of other computer scientists led to the development of several formal
ontology languages. DARPA, for example, developed DAML (the DARPA Agent Markup …
ontology languages. DARPA, for example, developed DAML (the DARPA Agent Markup …
[图书][B] Ontology made easy
AL Thomasson - 2014 - books.google.com
In the decades following Quine, debates about existence have taken center stage in the
metaphysics. But neo-Quinean ontology has reached a crisis point, given the endless …
metaphysics. But neo-Quinean ontology has reached a crisis point, given the endless …
With a little help from my friends
DC Dennett - 2000 - direct.mit.edu
Tom Sawyer's trick of getting his friends to vie for the privilege of helping him whitewash the
fence made a big impression on me when I was a boy, and I have had great luck emulating …
fence made a big impression on me when I was a boy, and I have had great luck emulating …
A puzzle about ontology
T Hofweber - Noûs, 2005 - JSTOR
Ontology is the philosophical discipline that tries to find out what there is: what entities make
up reality, what is the stuff the world is made from? Thus, ontology is part of metaphysics …
up reality, what is the stuff the world is made from? Thus, ontology is part of metaphysics …
[图书][B] Ontology without borders
J Azzouni - 2017 - books.google.com
Our experience of objects (and consequently our theorizing about them) is very rich. We
perceive objects as possessing individuation conditions. They appear to have boundaries in …
perceive objects as possessing individuation conditions. They appear to have boundaries in …
Ontological cheats might just prosper
J Tallant - Analysis, 2009 - academic.oup.com
A popular view in metaphysics is that which propositions are true depends upon how the
world is (see, for instance, Bigelow 1988; Lewis 1992; Sider 2001). In more evocative (as …
world is (see, for instance, Bigelow 1988; Lewis 1992; Sider 2001). In more evocative (as …
The easy approach to ontology
AL Thomasson - Axiomathes, 2009 - Springer
This paper defends the view that ontological questions (properly understood) are easy—too
easy, in fact, to be subjects of substantive and distinctively philosophical debates. They are …
easy, in fact, to be subjects of substantive and distinctively philosophical debates. They are …