Ontology

But here's the problem: "Ontology" is a term taken from philosophy; it refers to the philosophical issues surrounding the nature of being.

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(Here's an older version of the presentation, Ontology is Overrated.)

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(Here's an older version of the presentation, Ontology is Overrated.)

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So, at Etech this year, I gave a talk entitled Ontology is Overrated.

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Shirky: Ontology is Overrated — Categories, Links, and Tags 2005

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Shirky: Ontology is Overrated — Categories, Links, and Tags 2005

Ontology, which is sometime used interchangeably with the term metaphysics, is simply a way to try to conceptualize what something really is at its most basic, fundamental or essential level.

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So, at Etech this year, I gave a talk entitled Ontology is Overrated.

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