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ONTOLOGY / READING THREAD
What is the world made of?
Ontology asks what exists and how different existents depend on one another. It does not merely compile a list; it asks which facts are fundamental and what explains what.
THREE STARTING QUESTIONS
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Are substances more basic than processes?
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Is causation a bond in the world or a form of explanation?
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How do numbers, institutions, and fictions exist?
Key ThinkersAristotleAvicennaSpinozaHeidegger
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01Ontology entries
What Counts as Existing?
Beginning with the distinction between substance and property, this entry compares ontological commitment, dependence, and process views of what the world contains.
Do Causes Really ‘Push’ Effects?
From Humean regularity to counterfactual and interventionist accounts, this entry asks whether causation is a structure of the world, a tool of explanation, or both.