Berto, Francesco

Ontology and Metaontology A Contemporary Guide - London Bloomsbury 2015 - 250p

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Quinean metaontology on denoting .15 1948: on what there is ...........23 The standard view..........34 2. Alternative metaontologies Ontological pluralism and neo-fregeanism......55 Carnap`s view of Ontology and neo-carnapians..........68 Fictionalism ................83 Meinongianism..............99 The grounding approach.......113 3. Ontology Abstract objects 1 : Numbers & Co. ............123 Abstract objects II: Linguistic types, propositions and values.............152 Possible worlds........163 Material objects...........181 Fictional Objects........199 Beyond particulars: Properties and events ..........211

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Ontology

N20 / B462