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David Malet Armstrong
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David Malet Armstrong was an Australian philosopher. He is well known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind, and for his defence of a factualist ontology, a functionalist theory of th
Armstrong receiving his doctorate of letters (h.c.) at Nottingham University, UK on 13 December 2007
Armstrong receiving his doctorate of letters (h.c.) at Nottingham University, UK on 13 December 2007
Ontology
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Ontology is the philosophical study of being. It is traditionally understood as the subdiscipline of metaphysics focused on the most general features of reality. As one of the most fundamental concept
David Malet Armstrong
…May 2014) was an Australian philosopher. He is well known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind, and for his defence of a factualist ontology, a functionalist theory of the mind, an externalist epistemology, and a necessitarian conception of the laws of nature. Keith Campbell said that…
Willard Van Orman Quine used the concept of ontological commitments to analyze theories.
Willard Van Orman Quine used the concept of ontological commitments to analyze theories.
Martin Heidegger proposed fundamental ontology to study the meaning of being.
Martin Heidegger proposed fundamental ontology to study the meaning of being.
Plato (left) and Aristotle (right) disagreed on whether universals can exist without matter.
Plato (left) and Aristotle (right) disagreed on whether universals can exist without matter.
William of Ockham proposed Ockham's Razor, a principle to decide between competing theories.
William of Ockham proposed Ockham's Razor, a principle to decide between competing theories.