ontology in Chinese
ontology in Chinese is 本体论 — ontology means the area of philosophy that looks at what it means for something to exist.
ontology in Chinese
本体论
Pronounced: běn tǐ lùn
(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
What does "ontology" mean?
- noun The area of philosophy that looks at what it means for something to exist.
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noun The particular set of things that a theory or view treats as real, and how they relate to one another.
"Research centered on ontology and security argues that the far-right utilizes cultural anxieties to recruit members of dominant cultures within a society who feel left behind in some way."
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noun One thinker's or school's account of the basic kinds of thing that exist.
"The answer to the controversial question of whether Aristotle's ontology includes non-substantial particulars, then, is that it does."
- noun A formal logical system based on a theory of classes, created by Stanisław Leśniewski (1886–1939).
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ontology in a sentence
- Research centered on ontology and security argues that the far-right utilizes cultural anxieties to recruit members of dominant cultures within a society who feel left behind in some way.
- The answer to the controversial question of whether Aristotle's ontology includes non-substantial particulars, then, is that it does.
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What is "ontology" in Chinese?
"ontology" in Chinese is 本体论. ontology means: The area of philosophy that looks at what it means for something to exist.
How do you pronounce 本体论?
"ontology" in Chinese is 本体论, pronounced "běn tǐ lùn".
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