| Description |
xii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index. |
| Contents |
Metaphysics, ontology, and logic -- Ontological categories and categorial schemes -- The four-category ontology and its rivals -- Some formal ontological relations -- Formal ontology and logical syntax -- Objects and properties -- The concept of an object in formal ontology -- Properties, modes, and universals -- Ramsey's problem and its solution -- Metaphysics and natural science -- Dispositions and natural laws -- Kinds, essence, and natural necessity -- Categorial ontology and scientific essentialism -- Truth, truthmaking, and metaphysical realism -- Metaphysical realism and the unity of truth -- Truthmaking, necessity, and essential dependence. |
| Subject |
Ontology.
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Ontology. |
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Metaphysics.
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Metaphysics. |
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy. |
| ISBN |
0199254397 acid-free paper |
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9780199254392 acid-free paper |
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