R Poli

Formal Ontology - Nijhoff International Philosophy Series R Poli Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996 edition

Marc Notes: This title assembles essays from authors around the world already widely known for their work in formal ontology, and illustrates that through the application of formal methods the ancient discipline of ontology may be put on a firm methodological basis. Table of Contents: Preface. Res, Ens and Aliquid; R. Poli. Conceptual Realism as a Formal Ontology; N. Cocchiarella. The Way of Truth; J. Perzanowski. Existence and Correspondence-to-Facts; F. Sommers. A World of States of Affairs; D. Armstrong. A Formal Ontology of Situations; M. Omyla. Attributes, their First Denotative Correlates, Complex Predicates and Free Logics; K. Lambert. Material and Formal Ontology; L. Albertazzi. Physics and the Phenomenal World; B. Smith, J. Petitot. Aspects of the Mereology of Artifacts; P. Simons, C. W. Dement. Physical Addition; I. Johansson. Index of Names.