Ontology

What is Ontology? What is Ontology?- Collected definitions, from leading philosophical reference works and from philosophers from Wolff to Husserl. Theory and History of Ontology Theory and History of Ontology- Resources on the development of ontology, especially in the twentieth century. Dualism and the Shift of Aspect in Language and Thought Dualism and the Shift of Aspect in Language and Thought- Examines the bearing of the shift of aspect in language and thought on mind/world dualism, and other intractable difficult… Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Existence Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Existence- Survey article by Barry Miller. Why Does Anything Exist? Why Does Anything Exist?- Sequence of short essays on this topic. Qualia: The Knowledge Argument Qualia: The Knowledge Argument- Aims to establish that conscious experience involves non-physical properties. It is one of the most discussed arguments against physicalism; from t… Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Abstract Objects Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Abstract Objects- Survey of attempts to draw the distinction between concrete and abstract objects; by Gideon Rosen. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Physicalism Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Physicalism- Discussion of the thesis that everything is physical; by Daniel Stoljar. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Events Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Events- Survey of philosophical views on the character and status of events; by Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Holes Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Holes- An interesting case-study for ontologists and epistemologists. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Tropes Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Tropes- An article describing tropes; by John Bacon. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Identity of Indiscernibles Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Identity of Indiscernibles- A principle of analytic ontology first explicitly formulated by Leibniz. It states that no two distinct substa… Buffalo Ontology Site Buffalo Ontology Site- Information on ontology, on the history of ontology, and on contemporary ontology and its applications.