Dr James Miller james.miller@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
The Non-existence of Ontological Categories: A defence of Lowe
Miller, J.T.M.
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Abstract
This paper addresses the ontological status of the ontological categories as defended within E.J. Lowe’s four-category ontology (kinds, objects, properties/relations, and modes). I consider the arguments in Griffith (2015. “Do Ontological Categories Exist?” Metaphysica 16 (1):25–35) against Lowe’s claim that ontological categories do not exist, and argue that Griffith’s objections to Lowe do not work once we fully take advantage of ontological resources available within Lowe’s four-category ontology. I then argue that the claim that ontological categories do not exist has no undesirable consequences for Lowe’s brand of realism.
Citation
Miller, J. (2016). The Non-existence of Ontological Categories: A defence of Lowe. Metaphysica, 17(2), 163-176. https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2016-0012
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Sep 8, 2016 |
Publication Date | 2016-09 |
Deposit Date | Jul 29, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 29, 2020 |
Journal | Metaphysica |
Print ISSN | 1437-2053 |
Electronic ISSN | 1874-6373 |
Publisher | De Gruyter |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 163-176 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2016-0012 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1265319 |
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