ontology
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- noun
- /ɒnˈtɑːlədʒi/
- Specialized
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ontología
- In the field of philosophy, ontology addresses the fundamental questions of what it means to exist.
- relational ontology
- questions of ontology
- theological ontology
And so it's it's hard to tell where ontology ends and history begins.
- And so it's it's hard to tell where ontology ends and history begins.
- So we have ontology, which is the study of the nature of reality.
- Again, it doesn't prove or disprove moral ontology.
- No, because there's nothing, at least in Anselm's ontology, powerful enough to force God to do anything against God's will.
- The French critic Derrida Punning on ontology, describes it as haunting.
- But I said that there is this dual ontology of, of particles and, and waves.
- Because that would mean that it's breaking an old ontology and physics.
- I mean, it is the almost what I have this notion I'm working on called ontological nationalism, ontology meaning social reality.
- There are people who argue for the ontology and say if you are not playing by the right rules then you are going to end up in very dark places, right?
Examples
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That brings us the problems in science and philosophy about ontology, which is what exists, what is real, what is being, what is becoming.
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So we have ontology, which is the study of the nature of reality.
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When we talk about ontology, what we mean is the examination or the penetration into being.
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Furthermore, in this ontology, the act of living together defines the personhood of all those concerned.
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At the heart of the matter is classical liberalism's social ontology, which accords primacy to the individual over the community.
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To more effectively capture the complexity of spiritual understanding, I propose a Wendat relational ontology.
Academic text (2017) -
One of the merits of LaCugna's approach is that it inseparably weds history and ontology.
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Wendat ontology greatly influenced material understandings, and so sensorial constructions must reflect ontological bases.
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The study of ontology allows philosophers to explore the nature of existence and reality.
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Understanding ontology can deepen our comprehension of various perspectives on reality and being.
Synonyms
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Part of philosophy that studies the basic nature of reality and existence
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Study of what is real and what exists
Surface Forms
Morphology
ontology = onto + logy
The word is built from a learned element meaning 'being' plus '-logy', but the classical form and technical philosophical sense are opaque to most B1 learners.
Etymology
Ontology comes from the Greek parts onto- meaning 'being' and -logy meaning 'study', just like in biology. So in philosophy an ontology is the study of what exists and of the nature of being, which is why it means questions about existence and reality.