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their nature and significance
By Jan Westerhoff
"Ontological categories" was published by Oxford University Press in 2005 - Oxford, it has 261 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Ontological categories” Metadata:
- Title: Ontological categories
- Author: Jan Westerhoff
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 261
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: 2005
- Publish Location: Oxford
“Ontological categories” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: Categories (Philosophy) - Ontology
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: p. cm.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL3404559M - OL5828444W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 61109342
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2005019955
- ISBN-10: 0199285047
- All ISBNs: 0199285047
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"Ontological categories" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Introduction
- 2- Sample cases : systems of ontological categories
- 3- Attempted definitions of "ontological category"
- 4- A world of states of affairs
- 5- Categories in an ontology of states of affairs
- 6- Individuals and properties in an ontology of states of affairs
- 7- Philosophical implications.
"Ontological categories" Description:
The Open Library:
"The concept of an ontological category is central to metaphysics. Metaphysicians argue about which category an object should be assigned to, whether some categories can be reduced to other ones, or whether there might be different equally adequate systems of categorization. Answers to these questions presuppose a clear understanding of what precisely an ontological category is, an issue which is rarely addressed; Jan Westerhoff presents the first in-depth analysis both of the use made of ontological categories in the metaphysical literature, and of various attempts at defining them. He also develops a new theory of ontological categories which implies that there will be no unique system, and that the ontological category an object belongs to is not an essential property of that object. Systems of ontological categories are structures imposed on the world, rather than reflections of a deep metaphysical reality already present."--Jacket.
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