Back by popular demand, ontology.

In this paper we analyze relations between ontology in anthropology and philosophy beyond simple homonymy or synonymy and show how this diagnosis allows for new interdisciplinary links and insights, while minimizing the risk of cross-disciplinary equivocation. We introduce the ontological turn in an...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 202; no. 2; pp. 1 - 23
Autores principales: Turska, Julia J., Ludwig, David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2023
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        Ontological gerrymandering
        Ontological turn
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        Relativism
        Rights of nature
        Social ontology
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