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Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence, or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics, ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences. — Wikipedia
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being : (1) the quality or state of having existence (2) something that is conceivable and hence capable of existing (3) something that actually exists (4) the totality of existing things (5) conscious existence : life (6) the qualities that constitute an existent thing (7) a living thing (sentient being, mythical being) — Webster
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Being is an extremely broad concept encompassing objective and subjective features of reality and existence. Anything that partakes in being is also called a “being”, though often this use is limited to entities that have subjectivity (as in the expression “human being”). So broad a notion has, inevitably, been elusive and controversial in the history of philosophy, beginning in western philosophy with attempts among the pre-Socratics to deploy it intelligibly. — Wikipedia
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Great chain of being is a hierarchical structure of all matter and life composed of a great number of hierarchical links, from the most basic and foundational elements up through the very highest perfection. In his natural order, earth (rock) is at the bottom of the chain: this element possesses only the attribute of existence. Each link succeeding upward contains the positive attributes of the previous link and adds (at least) one other. Rocks, as above, possess only existence; the next link up, plants, possess life and existence. Animals add not only motion, but appetite as well. Man is both mortal flesh, as those below him, and also spirit as those above. — Wikipedia
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Workshop: Normativity in Philosophy
by Rich Woodward on July 28, 2018 at 11:48 am
The final workshop for our project will take place between Monday 30th July and Wednesday 1st August at Warburg Haus. The schedule is below: Monday 30th July 14:30 – 16:00 Esa
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Workshop: Deflationism in Metaphysics
by Rich Woodward on October 20, 2017 at 10:28 am
Together with the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Vienna, we’ll be organizing a workshop on Deflationism in Metaphysics. The workshop will take place at the Institute of Philosophy
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Workshop: Biscuit Conditionals
by Rich Woodward on October 2, 2017 at 2:13 pm
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Busy, busy, busy… Inga’s paper “Verbal Disputes and the Varieties of Verbalness” recently came out in Erkenntnis. Julia’s paper “Biscuit Conditionals and Prohibited ‘then’” recently came out in Thought. Julia’s paper
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Workshop: Figurative and Fictional Speech
by Rich Woodward on June 12, 2017 at 7:54 pm
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