Ontological Commitment Revisited

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Ontological Commitment Revisited

Edited by: Jesús Padilla Gálvez

Volume 13 in the series Aporia

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110750041

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About this book

Ontological commitment implies that each theory is supposed to specify the type of entities that form its components. Representatives of a theory share an ontological commitment in relation to the objects they refer to. There are theories that admit the existence of universals while others do not. As there are different ways of speaking about universals it is necessary to decide what a universal term corresponds to. It is essential to have a criterion that enables us to decide which kinds of objects are allowed as references for the terms used. In this volume two different approaches are discussed: first, in cases where only extensional languages are accepted; second, when intensional elements are required to determine the meaning such terms as "Sachverhalt", intentional statements or representations. The ontological commitment associated with extensional theories exclusively admits the existence of physical objects, whereas intensional theses additionally include universal and abstract entities. The study of ontological commitment enables us to measure the ontological economy of theories. This serves as a basis for the choice of theory. The authors of this volume discuss relevant issues of both models and provide new solutions.

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Jesús Padilla Gálvez, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Ontological Commitment: An Introduction Jesús Padilla Gálvez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Meinong’s Objectives Peter Simons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Metaphysical Aspects of Agency Julian Nida-Rümelin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Representation as Ontological Problem Margit Gaffal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Ontological Commitment and State of Affairs Jesús Padilla Gálvez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
“I know” Language-games in Wittgenstein’s Late Philosophy António Marques Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Against Propositional Substantivism Manuel García-Carpintero Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Wittgenstein’s Nachlass, a Case for Practical Ontology? Jonathan Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Paradox in Ontology: Black Holes, Cosmology, Wittgenstein versus Stephen Hawking’s Claim that Philosophy is Dead Arthur Gibson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and students of philosophy and language
Pages
- Front matter: 5
- Main content: 159
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
Keywords: Ontology; ontological commitment; existence; languages; truth-conditions

eBook

Published: August 23, 2021
ISBN: 9783110750041

Hardcover

Published: August 23, 2021
ISBN: 9783110749991