The Theory and Practice of Ontology
This book provides close examination of ontology and the work of Professor Barry Smith, one of the most prolific philosophers of the modern day. In this book numerous scholars who have collaborated with Smith explore the various disciplines in which the i
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The Theory and Practice of Ontology
Leo Zaibert Editor
The Theory and Practice of Ontology
Editor Leo Zaibert Union College Department of Philosophy Schenectady, New York, USA
ISBN 978-1-137-55277-8 ISBN 978-1-137-55278-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-55278-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016957454 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: DNY59/Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
The contributors wish to dedicate this collection to Barry, in friendship and admiration.
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Leo Zaibert 2 Ontologia Utens and Beings in Time 9 Peter Simons 3 Against Fantology Again 25 Ingvar Johansson 4 On Drawing Lines Across the Board 45 Achille Varzi 5 Social Reality, Law, and Justice 79 David Koepsell 6 Acts of Terror as Collective Violent Acts 95 Alessandro Salice
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7 Letter of Pharisaism 115 Maurizio Ferraris 8 Just Organic Wholes 135 Leo Zaibert 9 ‘Pain’ in SNOMED CT: Is There an Anesthetic? 157 Werner Ceusters and Jonathan P. Bona 10 The Structure of Standard Music Notation 187 Roberto Casati 11 Attitude: How We Learn to Inhabit the Future 203 Mariam Thalos 12 Parental Love and the Meaning of Life 223 Berit Brogaard 13 Foolishness and the Value of Knowledge 241 Kevin Mulligan Index 269
Notes on Contributors
Jonathan P. Bona State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA Berit Brogaard University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA Roberto Casati Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France Ministère de la Reche
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