Metaphysical and ontological debates, concerning what exists and the nature of reality, are perennial features of the philosophical landscape. However, some have argued that ontological debates are non-substantive, pointless, trivial, incoherent, or impossible. Debates about whether tables exist, for example, or about the nature of reality, are taken to be in some way deficient...(展开全部)

Metaphysical and ontological debates, concerning what exists and the nature of reality, are perennial features of the philosophical landscape. However, some have argued that ontological debates are non-substantive, pointless, trivial, incoherent, or impossible. Debates about whether tables exist, for example, or about the nature of reality, are taken to be in some way deficient...(展开全部)

In this book, the author adopts the methodology of "discussing philosophy by studying history of philosophy". The chapters in the book discuss the essential content of The Study of Renxue Ontology, Ren's development in pre-Qin (before 206BC) and Han period (206BC–220), Ren theories in Song Dynasty (960–1279) and Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). It covers topics ranging from Confucius ...(展开全部)

This Element gives an introduction to the emerging discipline of natural language ontology. This is an area at the interface of semantics, metaphysics, and philosophy of language that is concerned with which kinds of objects are assumed by our best semantic theories. The Element reviews different strategies for identifying a language's ontological commitments. It observes that,...(展开全部)

This Element gives an introduction to the emerging discipline of natural language ontology. This is an area at the interface of semantics, metaphysics, and philosophy of language that is concerned with which kinds of objects are assumed by our best semantic theories. The Element reviews different strategies for identifying a language's ontological commitments. It observes that,...(展开全部)

[美] 琼·伯科·格利森（Jean Berko Gleason） 世界知名儿童语言专家，心理语言学领域的开创者之一，于1958年创立著名的儿童语言习得实验研究“Wug测试”。美国哈佛大学历史学与文学学士、语言学与心理学博士，波士顿大学心理学与脑科学系荣誉退休教授，美国科学促进协会（AAAS）会员，美国心理学会会员，儿童语言研究国际协会主席。出版多部心理语言学方面的著作，在儿童语言发展、失语症性别差异和亲子互动等领域持续进行研究。 [美] 娜恩·伯恩斯坦·拉特纳（Nan Bernstein Ratner） 美国马里兰大学帕克分校听力与言语科学系教授，美国科学促进协会（AAAS）成员。研究集中于典型和非典型亲子互动以及儿童语言发展方面，重点研究口吃儿童和癫痫患儿。发表多篇专业研究报告，与琼·伯科·格利森博士合著《心理语言学》和《语言的发展》的早期版本。 ...(展开全部)

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