Theory and History of Ontology
by Raul Corazzon - e-mail: raul.corazzon[at]formalontology.it
For an overview see the Index of the Pages, the SITE MAP or the Alphabetical Index of the Philosophers: A-F - G-O - P-Z; You can also download this page as 
Table of Contemporary Ontologists 
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FIRST SECTION: THEORY OF ONTOLOGY
Definitions of Ontology by Leading Philosophers
What is Ontology? - First Part (From Christian Wolff to Edmund Husserl)
What is Ontology? - Second Part (From Nicolai Hartmann to the present time)
The Vocabulary of Ontology
Introductory remarks (origin and development of some fundamental concepts with a selection of the most relevant texts)
Actuality
Being (linguistic and philosophical perspectives)
Existence (definitions from some leading philosophers)
Power
Substance (the evolution of the concept from Ancient Greeks to Modern Times)
Selected Ontological Topics
Language and Ontology
Linguistic Relativism (Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) vs. Universal Grammar
Language as Calculus vs. Language as Universal Medium (two traditions in 20th century philosophy)
Universal Ontology vs. Ontological Relativity
Semiotics and Ontology
Modern Theories of Predication
Existence and Predication: the Frege-Russell 'Is' Ambiguity Thesis
The Problem of Universals
Pathways to Western Philosophy
General and Introductory Works (a selection of reference works on philosophy)
Formal and Descriptive Metaphysics (a brief guide to the introductory literature on metaphysics)
Formal and Descriptive Ontology (a brief guide to the introductory literature on ontology)
Philosophical Logic and the Philosophy of Logic (readings on some selected arguments)
Analytic Philosophy (introductory and historical works)
Phenomenology (introductory and historical works)
Pathways to Non-Western Philosophy
Pathways to Comparative Philosophy (a selection of reference works about non-Western ontology and logic)
African Philosophy. A Survey of Contemporary Studies (introductory works and studies about African conceptions of Being and Truth)
Logic and Language in Ancient China (a survey of contemporary studies)
Logic and Ontology in Ancient India (with particular reference the Nyaya-Vaisesika School)
Buddhist Logic and Ontology (Indian and Tibetan developments of Buddhism)
Islamic (Arabic and Persian) Logic and Ontology (the introduction of Greek philosophy in the Islamic world)
COMPREHENSIVE INDEX OF THE PAGES
SECOND SECTION: HISTORY OF ONTOLOGY
THIRD SECTION: ONTOLOGICAL TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
FOURTH SECTION: PAGES IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
