Add to ORKGThe problem with ontological commitment is that when we symbolize the statements that we make about what 'exists' or what is 'real', they do not always translate to exactly that which we intend to express. In this essay, I explore the relation between 'Reality' and how we describe reality. I evaluate the accounts of three prominent philosophers on the topic, address their shortcomings, and introduce my own account; which I call "The Natural Definition of Reality"
First paragraph (not abstract): Ontology is often described as the inquiry into what exists, but the...
A reality may be defined incompletely as a perpetuating pattern of relations. This definition denies...
The fundamental question of Metaphysics is “What is reality?” And the most fundamental question abou...
The problem with ontological commitment is that when we symbolize the statements that we make about ...
This essay focuses on realism in ontology and on the problem of defining reality. According to the d...
This essay focuses on realism in ontology and on the problem of defining reality. According to the d...
This chapter discusses ontological commitment to properties, understood as ontological correlates of...
Scientific realism holds that the terms in our scientific theories refer and that we should believe ...
Disagreement over what exists is so fundamental that it tends to hinder or even to block dialogue am...
Reality contains information (significant) that becomes significances in the mind of the observer. L...
This paper aims to provide a basic explanation of existence, fundamental aspects of reality, and con...
The thesis of this essay is that the pursuit of a reality in general or appearance in general is bar...
Two of the most fundamental distinctions in metaphysics are (1) that between reality (or things in t...
This paper proposes a way to understand the meaning of reality (in science). It first supports the o...
First paragraph (not abstract): Ontology is often described as the inquiry into what exists, but the...
A reality may be defined incompletely as a perpetuating pattern of relations. This definition denies...
The fundamental question of Metaphysics is “What is reality?” And the most fundamental question abou...
The problem with ontological commitment is that when we symbolize the statements that we make about ...
This essay focuses on realism in ontology and on the problem of defining reality. According to the d...
This essay focuses on realism in ontology and on the problem of defining reality. According to the d...
This chapter discusses ontological commitment to properties, understood as ontological correlates of...
Scientific realism holds that the terms in our scientific theories refer and that we should believe ...
Disagreement over what exists is so fundamental that it tends to hinder or even to block dialogue am...
Reality contains information (significant) that becomes significances in the mind of the observer. L...
This paper aims to provide a basic explanation of existence, fundamental aspects of reality, and con...
The thesis of this essay is that the pursuit of a reality in general or appearance in general is bar...
Two of the most fundamental distinctions in metaphysics are (1) that between reality (or things in t...
This paper proposes a way to understand the meaning of reality (in science). It first supports the o...
First paragraph (not abstract): Ontology is often described as the inquiry into what exists, but the...
A reality may be defined incompletely as a perpetuating pattern of relations. This definition denies...
The fundamental question of Metaphysics is “What is reality?” And the most fundamental question abou...