Ontology Flashcards
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Definition
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- Adresses the nature of reality
- World to Entities to Systems
- What is reality?
- How does reality exists?
2
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Why is it important to know?
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- Science tries to make sense of the reality
3
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Why are there different ontological positions?
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- Different views on the reality of the world
- Implications on the level of confidence of our observations
- How much can we believe in our observations, are they even accurate?
4
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Realism
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- Objective and observable reality
An outer world - Scientific observations and theories can explain nature of reality
- Entities and systems should match their true nature
Extreme positions
- Objective world we can observe
- Science is getting closer
- Socialconstructism
5
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Anti-Realism
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- Nothing exists beyond our intersubjectivity
- if there is an objective world, we cant measure it
- Entities and systems doesnt naturally exists
6
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Instrumentalism
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- Theories and terminologies offer understanding
- Simplified version
7
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Relativism
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- Theories and terminologies are social constructs
- True and real change across time, context and culture
- Truth is relative
My truth isnt necessarily your truth
8
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Constructive Empiricism
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- In-between, focuses on science
- Observable phenomena instead of what cant be observed
