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Ontological Commitment1
Agustín Rayo 1*
  1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Copyright © 2007 The Author
Journal Compilation © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Abstract1. The Notion of Ontological Commitment2. Quine's Criterion3. Beyond First-Order Languages4. The Significance of Ontological CommitmentWorks Cited

The paper has two main objectives. On the one hand, I offer an elucidation of the notion of ontological commitment. On the other, I assess the adequacy of criteria of ontological commitment for different languages. The paper ends with some speculative remarks about the significance of ontological commitment.


Philosophy Compass 2/3 (2007): 428–444, 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2007.00080.x

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