ontological
of or relating to ontology, the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights.
Origin of ontological
1- Sometimes on·to·log·ic, on·tol·o·gis·tic .
Other words from ontological
- non·on·to·log·i·cal, adjective
- un·on·to·log·i·cal, adjective
Words Nearby ontological
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How to use ontological in a sentence
The podcast’s namesake is inspired by the concept of ontological design—which is our capacity to actively play a role in shaping reality, being, and existence itself.
Singularity Is Relaunching the ‘Singularity Radio’ Podcast Network | Singularity University | May 17, 2021 | Singularity HubBeneath the talk is something more ontological—a picture of the racialized group as fundamentally lesser.
Believing in Monsters: David Livingstone Smith on the Subhuman - Facts So Romantic | Eric Schwitzgebel | September 11, 2020 | NautilusCorporate personhood is a legal fiction, not an ontological or soteriological fact.
Do Corporations Believe in God? The ‘Hobby Lobby’ Case Has the Answer | Jay Michaelson | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the famous ontological argument for the being of God has been refuted, we shall not, on that account, tremble for the ark.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews | Thomas Charles EdwardsIn short, the theory shows why logical features have been made into ontological entities and into mental states.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John Dewey
The author asks himself what would be the proper method, the ontological or the psychological.
Bouvard and Pcuchet | Gustave FlaubertBut this feat is far surpassed by his famous ontological proof of Theism.
History of Modern Philosophy | Alfred William BennThus the argument from causation throws us back on the so-called ontological argument, whose futility has already been shown.
History of Modern Philosophy | Alfred William Benn
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