A Study of the Revival of Ontology in Analytic Philosophy
Project/Area Number |
25580004
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Philosophy/Ethics
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Research Institution | Nihon University (2014-2015) University of Miyazaki (2013) |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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Keywords | 分析哲学 / 存在論 / 形而上学 / 分析形而上学 / メタ形而上学 / 存在の謎 / 検証原理 / 実在 / ジョナサン・ロウ / アリストテレス的形而上学 / カント的形而上学 / 形而上学的可能性 / 論理実証主義 / 全体論 / クワイン / クリプキ / 分析的形而上学 / カルナップ |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Looking into the controversy about the Riddle of Existence (Why is there something rather than nothing?), we can know that ontology has been restored in the contemporary analytic philosophy. The causes of its restoration are; the difficulty lurking in the principle of verification, Quine’s holism, Strawson’s descriptive metaphysics, and Kripke’s theory of rigid designators. But adhering to scientism, Quine’s contribution was limited. While Strawson examined the structure of concepts, the contemporary ontology examines the structure of reality. It provides a priori but fallible knowledge. It is realistic and independent of, though deeply concerned with, the empirical sciences.
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Report
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Research Products
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