Ontologist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ontologist is a noun meaning (philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine.
Meaning
(philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine.
Example Sentences
On the other hand, nominalists and parsimonious ontologists who do not believe in the existence of properties, facts and abstract entities do stick to these colloquial usages of ‘property’ and ‘fact’ grounded in principles as platitudinous as [i]–[iii] without apparent problems.
Word Forms
- ontologists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ontotheologist, ontotheologian, deontologist, optologist, epistemologist, oologist.
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