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What is ontic vagueness?

Filosofia Unisinos
There is ample divergence among students of vagueness as to what exactly should be understood by a vague object, or by ontic, or metaphysical vagueness in general. In fact, the very intelligibility of the notion of a vague object has been called into
Silvio Seno Chibeni
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Metontology and Heidegger’s concern for the ontic after being and time: [PDF]

Trans/Form/Ação, 2023
The Kehre (turn) in Heidegger’s thought has been greatly discussed and debated. The introduction of the notion of metontology (Metontologie) in 1927 has fruitfully informed this debate since it entails a concern for the ontic domain on the part of ...
Cristina Crichton
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The ontic-epistemic debates of explanation revisited: The three-dimensional approach

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2023
After Wesley Salmon’s causal-mechanical stance on explanation in the 1980s, the ontic-epistemic debate of scientific explanations appeared to be resolved in the philosophy of science.
Jinyeong Gim
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Ontic or epistemic conception of explanation: A misleading distinction?

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2023
In this paper, I discuss the differences between ontic and epistemic conceptions of scientific explanation, mainly in relation to the so-called new mechanical philosophy.
Michał Oleksowicz
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Ontic Structural Realism [PDF]

Philosophy Compass, 2017
AbstractOntic structural realism (OSR) is at its core the view that “structure is ontologically fundamental.” Informed from its inception by the scientific revolutions that punctuated the 20th century, its advocates often present the position as the perspective on ontology best befitting of modern physics. But the idea that structure is fundamental has
Kerry McKenzie
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Emergence in Ontic Structural Realism

Profil, 2023
The paper outlines the understanding of emergence in Ontic Structural Realism of James Ladyman (and his co-author Ross). First, the notion of emergence is explored, surveying the various distinctions associated with it (ontological vs.
Petr Dvořák
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Madhyamaka and Ontic Structural Realism [PDF]

Asian Journal of Philosophy
AbstractI’ll argue that one particular argument of Nāgārjuna’s against causation in the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā deserves careful consideration from the perspective of contemporary western metaphysics. To show why this is the case, I’ll offer an interpretation of the key passages which differs from at least one popular reading. I’ll then aim to show that a
Toby Friend
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Poetry and Ethos: toward an ontic understanding

Literator, 1985
This brief interpretative study endeavours to explicate and illustrate a normative method of poetic analysis. By means of this integrated structural system, the reader has an authoritative standard at his disposal.
G. Kuschke
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A conventionalist account of distinctively mathematical explanation

Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce, 2023
Distinctively mathematical explanations (DMEs) explain natural phenomena primarily by appeal to mathematical facts. One important question is whether there can be an ontic account of DME. An ontic account of DME would treat the explananda and explanantia
Mark Povich
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Underdetermination and Ontic Structural Realism [PDF]

Journal of Philosophical Investigations, 2021
One of the most important arguments against scientific realism is underdetermination, so realists should address the argument satisfactorily and give an appropriate response to it.
Saeed Masoumi
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