Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 10:49:05 +0100 From: Mervyn Hartwig <mh-AT-jaspere.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: BHA: CR & Formal Ontology iversteg-AT-temple.edu writes >Hi List, >I wonder if anyone could enlighten me on the compatability of >CR and realist Formal Ontology as based on Brentano-Husserl- >Polish School. >Christopher Norris talks about 'truth-makers' in his >philosophy: ontological entities that make true by virtue of >their existence. This is a big mainstay of the so-called >Austrian tradition which is obsessed with formal & material >ontology, and part, whole, moment mereology. >I think CR would find much of interest here. The problem is >the hyper-realist and sometimes reductivist nature of most >Austrian Aristotelianism. Many of its defenders are famously >methodological individualists and employed by conservative >think-tanks (Von Mises, Von Hayek, von Hildebrand, etc.). >Any opinions would be very much appreciated! >Yours, >Ian The Austrian tradition has been much discussed I gather at the Cambridge Realist Workshop, from which a Social Ontology group has recently been spun off. A good starting point I would think. See details as posted by Clive Lawson on this list in July: Mervyn In Cambridge (UK) we have recently established a 'social ontology group', which incorporates the 'realist workshop' as one of its activities but also is planning a series of events (conferences, summer schools etc). The first of these events is the forthcoming Cambridge Conference on Ontology and Technolgy. Speakers include Roy Bhaskar, Steve Woolgar and Brian Pinkstone. It's very much a cross disciplinary event (mostly focusing on Anthopology, Economics, Philosophy and Sociology). It will be held in early September (8th-10th) and is highly subsidised (conference fee, including all food, is only 40). But we want to keep numbers relatively small so have to restict numbers. Preference will be given to applications received by the end of July. Full details on this conference (including more information on speakers and how to apply) on other planned events and on on how to join our network (and receieve papers and mailings etc.,) can be found at the following web site: http://www.csog.group.cam.ac.uk/index.htm --- from list bhaskar-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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