Theory and Applications of Ontology: Philosophical Perspectives

1. Ontology: The Categorial Stance
Roberto Poli

2. Particulars
Johanna Seibt

3. The Ontology of Mereological Systems: A Logical Approach
Heinrich Herre

4. Causation
Asbjørn Steglich-Petersen

5. Actualism Versus Possibilism in Formal Ontology
Nino B. Cocchiarella

6. Dispositions and Response-Dependence Theories
Eline Busck Gundersen

7. Properties
Frédéric Nef

8. Boundary Questions Between Ontology and Biology
Pietro Ramellini

9. The Ontology of Perception
Liliana Albertazzi

10. Interactive Knowing: The Metaphysics of Intentionality
Mark H. Bickhard

11. The Role of Logic and Ontology in Language and Reasoning
John F. Sowa

12. Ontologies in the Legal Domain
Laurens Mommers

13. Ontology in Economics
Jason Potts

14. Ontology and Phenomenology
Angela Ales Bello

15. Phenomenology and Ontology in Nicolai Hartmann and Roman Ingarden
Nicoletta Ghigi

16. Ontology and Methodology in Analytic Philosophy
John Symons

17. Hermeneutic Ontology
Daniel O. Dahlstrom

Keywords: Philosophy, Ontology, Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)