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Philosophy [r]: The study of the meaning and justification of beliefs about the most general, or universal, aspects of things. ^[e]

Causation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- David Hume [r]: (1711—1776) Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. ^[e]
Dispositions [r]: Add brief definition or description
Dualism [r]: Add brief definition or description
Existence [r]: A mode or manner of existing, and the state of continued being. ^[e]
Free will [r]: The intuition, or philosophical doctrine, that one can control one's actions or freely choose among alternatives. ^[e]
Identity (philosophy) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Reasons and Persons [r]: Add brief definition or description
Meta-ontology [r]: What constitutes an ontology and its methods ^[e]
Modal worlds [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Modal realism [r]: Philosophical theory that claims modal possible worlds are in some sense real, notably advocated by David Lewis. ^[e]
Monism [r]: Add brief definition or description
Ontological commitment [r]: A general term used in both philosophy and in information systems to refer to the essential elements of an ontology. ^[e]
Ontological pluralism [r]: The doctrine that there are different ways or modes of being ^[e]
Ontology (philosophy) [r]: The branch of philosophy that considers what things exist, and what existence implies. ^[e]

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