Ontology  (tagged articles)

Unification of Mind, Matter, and Consciousness Through an Essence of Relation

Jacob Bell - In contemporary philosophy, the mind-body problem and the problem of consciousness are often viewed through the lens of physicalism, which claims that all that exists is physical. Physicalism in general, and reductive physicalism specifically, remain inadequate in... Keep Reading »

Divinity in the Disguise of Mental Illness in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury

Rebecca Berezin - The character of Benjy Compson from William Faulkner’s 1929 novel The Sound and the Fury is a mythic and Christ-like figure with the divine gift of prophecy rather than the retarded man-child that the other characters in the novel view him to be. To see the world... Keep Reading »
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Theistic Explanations of the Ontology of Consciousness

Rashad Rehman - Consciousness is a thought-provoking phenomenon. In recent decades, though, the philosophy of mind has revealed consciousness to be, in the words of Thomas Nagel, "what makes the mindbody problem intractable" (Nagel, 1979). Though consciousness has made the mind-body... Keep Reading »

Communicating Meaning in BioArt: The Temporal Strength of Living Media and the Impact of Longevity

Alex J. Maben - BioArt is a modern art-form born from the marriage of biotechnology and human inspiration. I argue that the longevity of the art pieces, referred to as BioArtworks, plays an essential role in communicating meaning. As living, breathing creatures, humans are designed... Keep Reading »

Was Spinoza a Kabbalist? The Influence of Jewish Mysticism in Book I of Ethics

Rocco A. Astore - Throughout philosophy’s history, some of its most prominent thinkers have drawn inspiration from sources outside of its canon. It is of my opinion that one of these philosophers, Spinoza, in the first book of his Ethics, borrowed elements of the Kabbalah, to... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Ontology is tagged in the following 11 articles.

Ontology
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Unification of Mind, Matter, and Consciousness Through an Essence of Relation
By Jacob Bell
In contemporary philosophy, the mind-body problem and the problem of consciousness are often viewed through the lens of physicalism, which claims that all that exists is physical. Physicalism in general, and reductive physicalism specifically, remain... Read Article »
Ontology Ontological Pluralism Epistemic Pluralism Relation Existentialism Epistemology
American Literature
2017, Vol. 9 No. 05
Divinity in the Disguise of Mental Illness in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury
By Rebecca Berezin
The character of Benjy Compson from William Faulkner’s 1929 novel The Sound and the Fury is a mythic and Christ-like figure with the divine gift of prophecy rather than the retarded man-child that the other characters in the novel view him... Read Article »
William Faulkner American Literature The Sound And the Fury Mental Illness Character Development Ontology Constructivism
Ontology
2017, Vol. 13 No. 1
Theistic Explanations of the Ontology of Consciousness
By Rashad Rehman
Published by Discussions
Consciousness is a thought-provoking phenomenon. In recent decades, though, the philosophy of mind has revealed consciousness to be, in the words of Thomas Nagel, "what makes the mindbody problem intractable" (Nagel, 1979). Though consciousness... Read Article »
Consciousness Existentialism Philosophy Of Mind Mind-Body Problem Theism Ontology
Bioart
2017, Vol. 9 No. 01
Communicating Meaning in BioArt: The Temporal Strength of Living Media and the Impact of Longevity
By Alex J. Maben
BioArt is a modern art-form born from the marriage of biotechnology and human inspiration. I argue that the longevity of the art pieces, referred to as BioArtworks, plays an essential role in communicating meaning. As living, breathing creatures... Read Article »
Bioart Bioethics Modern Art Expression Ontology Aesthetics Visual Art
Metaphysics
2016, Vol. 8 No. 11
Was Spinoza a Kabbalist? The Influence of Jewish Mysticism in Book I of Ethics
By Rocco A. Astore
Throughout philosophy’s history, some of its most prominent thinkers have drawn inspiration from sources outside of its canon. It is of my opinion that one of these philosophers, Spinoza, in the first book of his Ethics, borrowed elements... Read Article »
Metaphysics Ontology Spinoza Philosophy Of Religion Mysticism Kabbalah Nature Of God
Critical Theory
2016, Vol. 8 No. 09
Addressing Shortcomings in Afro-Pessimism
By Michael A. Barlow Jr.
Afro-Pessimism forwards a crucially important foundation with which anyone concerned with forming Black resistance strategy should navigate. It accurately understands that Black life exists outside of the traditional humanist metric, and Blackness... Read Article »
Critical Theory Afro-Pessimism Anti-Blackness Blackness Whiteness Ontology Social Death Slavery Black History Black Culture
Ontology
2016, Vol. 8 No. 03
Plotinus' Ontology and the Problem of Matter
By Rocco A. Astore
Within The Enneads, Plotinus claims all existence derives from an entirely immaterial and benevolent source which he calls the One.[1] At the same time, he also states matter corrupts that which is immaterial, and one should not understand it as... Read Article »
Ontology Metaphysics Plotinus Philosophy The Ennead
Critical Theory
2016, Vol. 8 No. 02
Problematising the Critical Realist Positional Approach to Intersectionality
By Ioana Cerasella Chis
In Developing a Critical Realist Positional Approach to Intersectionality, Martinez et. al. (2014) argue that Critical Realism (henceforth ‘CR’) solves what they identify as the methodological ‘crisis’ within intersectionality... Read Article »
Critical Theory Realism Critical Realism Political Philosophy Intersectionality Feminist Theory Ontology
Metaphysics
2016, Vol. 8 No. 02
Examining Free-Will Through Spinoza and Descartes
By Rocco A. Astore
Within the works of Spinoza, as well as those of Descartes, issues concerning the nature of free-will come to the fore. With this essay, I will first explain Spinoza’s and Descartes’s notions regarding freedom of the will, its existence... Read Article »
Metaphysics Descartes Spinoza Epistemology Ontology Free-Will Rationalism Philosophy
Metaphysics
2016, Vol. 8 No. 01
Hans Jonas' Critique of the Modern Concept of Causality
By Joao B. Farias Jr
Hans Jonas main objective in his book The phenomenon of life is to offer an interpretation of the phenomenon of Being that is neither conditioned to dualism nor to a partial conception of being, such as those developed by idealism and by materialism... Read Article »
Metaphysics Causality Hans Jonas Ontology Dualism Hume Kant Philosophy
Ontology
2012, Vol. 4 No. 10
How Everything Fits Together: On Knowledge and Ancient Understanding
By Gregory T. Groppoli
As humans, we are compelled to ask the questions, why do we exist? How do we exist? Even, how can I know that I am using this existence in the correct way and with the right intentions? Even the earliest of the ancient philosophers pondered these... Read Article »
Ontology Epistemology Evolutionary Theory Soul Ancient Understanding Philosophy

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