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- adjective Of or relating to essence or the nature of being; ontological.
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- adjective
Ontological . - adjective Whatever pertains to
being generally, as opposed some theory of it (which would be ontology). - adjective The intransitive objects of some specific, historically determinate, scientific investigation.
Etymologies
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Examples
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For example, Husserl will have us strip away our pregiven assumptions, ending in ontic meaning.
Aiguy's Computer 2008
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And in his recent writings, as the actual--or, in his Heideggerian terminology, the "ontic"--possibility of revolution recedes, its "ontological" importance has increased.
enowning enowning 2008
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And in his recent writings, as the actual--or, in his Heideggerian terminology, the "ontic"--possibility of revolution recedes, its "ontological" importance has increased.
Archive 2008-12-01 enowning 2008
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Heidegger explicates the concepts of "ontic" and "ontological" through a consideration of science in section 3 of Being and Time.
Archive 2009-03-01 enowning 2009
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For Heidegger, the ordinary busy-work of puzzle-solving in mathematics is called "ontic" inquiry, whereas deeper questions about the very nature of the subject matter of this domain are called "ontological."
Archive 2009-03-01 enowning 2009
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In the end, Weber's ethical project is not about formal analysis of moral maxims, nor is it about substantive virtues that reflect some kind of ontic telos.
Asthmatic 2009
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For Heidegger, the ordinary busy-work of puzzle-solving in mathematics is called "ontic" inquiry, whereas deeper questions about the very nature of the subject matter of this domain are called "ontological."
enowning enowning 2009
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Heidegger explicates the concepts of "ontic" and "ontological" through a consideration of science in section 3 of Being and Time.
enowning enowning 2009
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All this talk about "ontic" and "espistemic" is interesting, but are we forgetting there is an underlying reality being spoken of here?
WordPress.com News 2008
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You Said - All this talk about "ontic" and "espistemic" is interesting, but are we forgetting there is an underlying reality being spoken of here?
WordPress.com News 2008
neoteny commented on the word ontic
ontic
/ontik/
• adjective Philosophy relating to entities and the facts about them.
— ORIGIN from Greek on ‘being’.
- The Compact Oxford English Dictionary
August 24, 2009
Telofy commented on the word ontic
/ˈɒntɪk/
August 24, 2009