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| + | '''Ontology''' is the [[philosophy|philosophical]] study of the nature of ''[[being]], [[Becoming (philosophy)|becoming]], [[existence]]'', or ''[[reality]]'', as well as the basic [[category of being|categories of being]] and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as [[metaphysics]], ontology deals with questions concerning what [[entities]] exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a [[hierarchy]], and subdivided according to similarities and differences. Although ontology as a philosophical realm is [[academia|academic]] in the sense that it is inseparable from each thinker's [[epistemology]], it has practical application in [[information science]] and [[information technology]], where it informs [[Ontology (information science)|ontologies]] with chosen [[taxonomy (general)|taxonomies]]. | ||
| - | '''Ontology''' is the [[philosophy|philosophical]] study of the nature of ''[[being]], [[Becoming (philosophy)|becoming]], [[existence]]'', or ''[[reality]]'', as well as the basic [[category of being|categories of being]] and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as [[metaphysics]], ontology deals with questions concerning what [[entities]] exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a [[hierarchy]], and subdivided according to similarities and differences. In the broadest sense, Ontologists investigate what makes a human – human, relying on institutional, social, and technical conventions representing a nexus of intellectual activities. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Abhidharma]] | ||
| + | * [[Engaged theory]] | ||
| * [[Ontology (information science)]] | * [[Ontology (information science)]] | ||
| * [[Ontological engineering]] | * [[Ontological engineering]] | ||
| * [[Applied ontology]] | * [[Applied ontology]] | ||
| + | * [[Living educational theory]] | ||
| * [[Foundation ontology]] | * [[Foundation ontology]] | ||
| * [[Geopolitical ontology]] | * [[Geopolitical ontology]] | ||
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| * [[Philosophy of space and time]] | * [[Philosophy of space and time]] | ||
| * [[Physical ontology]] | * [[Physical ontology]] | ||
| + | * [[Porphyrian tree]] | ||
| * [[Quantum ontology]] | * [[Quantum ontology]] | ||
| * [[Solipsism]] | * [[Solipsism]] | ||
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Ontology is the philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence, or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics, ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences. Although ontology as a philosophical realm is academic in the sense that it is inseparable from each thinker's epistemology, it has practical application in information science and information technology, where it informs ontologies with chosen taxonomies.
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See also
- Abhidharma
- Engaged theory
- Ontology (information science)
- Ontological engineering
- Applied ontology
- Living educational theory
- Foundation ontology
- Geopolitical ontology
- Guerrilla ontology
- Holism
- Mereology
- Meta-ontology
- Metamodeling
- Modal logic
- Monadology
- Nihilism
- Ontological paradox
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Philosophy of science
- Philosophy of space and time
- Physical ontology
- Porphyrian tree
- Quantum ontology
- Solipsism
- Speculative realism
- Structure and agency
- Subject–object problem
- Taxonomy
- Upper ontology
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