Ontological commitment revisited / edited by Jesús Padilla Gálvez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Padilla Gálvez, Jesús, 1959- editor.

Series:

Aporia (Berlin, Germany) ; 13.

Aporia / Ἀπορία ; volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 159 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : De Gruyter, [2021]

Summary:

Aiming to bridge the gap between analytical and continental philosophy, this peer-reviewed series presents innovative, cutting-edge contributions in contemporary philosophical inquiry, written in English or German. The series is a useful introduction to a variety of topics, aimed at readers interested in the concepts, methods, and historical developments of philosophy.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Ontological Commitment: An Introduction

Meinong's Objectives

Metaphysical Aspects of Agency

Representation as Ontological Problem

Ontological Commitment and State of Affairs

"I know" Language-games in Wittgenstein's Late Philosophy

Against Propositional Substantivism

Wittgenstein's Nachlass, a Case for Practical Ontology?

Paradox in Ontology: Black Holes, Cosmology, Wittgenstein versus Stephen Hawking's Claim that Philosophy is Dead

List of Contributors

Index of Names

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

3-11-075004-X

OCLC:

1266228633