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May 23, 2017ontology

An ontology of ice cream

humourmetaphysicsOntologyphilosophical humorPhilosophy

August 11, 2015ontology

Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology

Just published — coauthored by the current dean of ontology studies, Barry Smith. Really worth checking out Barry’s youtube channel. Barry Smithbig databiomedicinemetaphyicsOntologyscientific knowledge

March 10, 2014ontology, philosophy

Indiana Philosophy Ontology

Check out the InPhO project the led by the very excellent Colin Allen. Indiana Philosophy OntologyOntologyPhilosophy

January 7, 2014e.j. lowe, ontology

E. J. Lowe (1950 – 2014)

This announcement (below) posted on PHILOS-L. Jonathan years back very kindly sent me a copy of his The Possibility of Metaphysics (1998) and A Survey of Metaphysics (2002). Here is an interview with Jonathan. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor E. J. (Jonathan) Lowe. Jonathan was born in Dover,…

October 20, 2013ontology

Ontological Engineering

Barry Smith, “the ontology king”, has made freely available his Fall 2013 Ontological Engineering class. There is no better resource than here. Barry SmithKnowledge ManagementKnowledge RepresentationmetaphyicsOntologiesOntologyOntology engineeringPhilosophy

June 12, 2013ontology

An Introduction to Ontology: From Aristotle to the Universal Core

Check out this eight part lecture series from the dean of current ontology studies. AristotleBarry SmithKnowledge ManagementKnowledge RepresentationmetaphysicsOntologiesOntologyPhilosophysocial ontology

November 27, 2011bertrand russell, metaphysics, ontology

Alexius Meinong

Died on this day Alexius Meinongbertrand russellFranz Brentanointentionalitynon-existent objects

May 1, 2011cognition, cognitive closure, cognitive science, consciousness, Daniel Dennett, david chalmers, frank Jackson, Keith Frankish, materialism, metaphysics, naturalism, neuron, neurophilosophy, neuroscience, ontology, phenomenology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, qualia, reductionism, richard brown, zombies

Qualia on Philosophy TV

Richard Brown (ebullient blogger at Philosophy Sucks!) and Keith Frankish discuss qualia on Philosophy TV. Richard’s dog Frankie chimes in as well.