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1 giorno fa · The scope of ontology covers diverse entities, including everyday objects, living beings, celestial bodies, ideas, numbers, and fictional creatures. Being, or existence, is the main topic of ontology. It is one of the most general and fundamental concepts, encompassing the whole of reality and every entity within it.
1 lug 2024 · Ontology is the theory of objects and their ties. It provides criteria for distinguishing different types of objects (concrete and abstract, existent and nonexistent, real and ideal, independent and dependent) and their ties (relations, dependencies and predication). We can distinguish: a) formal, b) descriptive and c) formalized ontologies.
3 giorni fa · God’s necessity, then, must be an ontologically, or factually, rather than a logically, necessary existence: God exists as the ultimate fact, without beginning or end and without depending upon anything else for existence. But whether this concept of an ontologically necessary being is instantiated cannot be determined a priori.
1 giorno fa · Existence is conceived as the progression of the ātman (similar to the western concept of a soul) across numerous lifetimes, and its ultimate progression towards liberation from karma.
4 giorni fa · In this clip I get into Aquinas’ reflections on existence, exploring the concepts of generation, being, and contingency. Using a personal childhood story and the example of a tree’s growth, we examine how objects come into existence and discuss the nuances between generation and being.
4 giorni fa · Pantheism, the doctrine that the universe conceived of as a whole is God and, conversely, that there is no God but the combined substance, forces, and laws that are manifested in the existing universe. The cognate doctrine of panentheism asserts that God includes the universe as a part though not.
2 giorni fa · 5. **Martin Heidegger**: Heidegger's existential phenomenology explores the nature of being and human existence. His magnum opus, "Being and Time," introduces the concept of "being- in-the-world" and examines the existential structures of human life, such as anxiety, temporality, and authenticity.
