ontology

on·tol·o·gy

noun \än-ˈtä-lə-jē\

Definition of ONTOLOGY

1

: a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being

2

: a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence

— on·tol·o·gist \-jist\ noun

Origin of ONTOLOGY

New Latin ontologia, from ont- + -logia -logy

First Known Use: circa 1721

Other Philosophy Terms

dialectic, dualism, epistemology, existentialism, metaphysics, sequitur, solipsism, transcendentalism

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