Being and Life.Being And Life Scott K. Smith Ontology ontology: see metaphysics. ontology Theory of being as such. It was originally called “first philosophy” by Aristotle. In the 18th century Christian Wolff contrasted ontology, or general metaphysics, with special metaphysical theories Press PO Box 1837, Colfax, CA 95713 0971837953 $19.95 1-530-389-2451 www.OntologyPress.com Being And Life: On Becoming One's Beign is a philosophical reflection upon ontology and its correlation to individual and collective human well-being. Contemplative con·tem·pla·tive adj. Disposed to or characterized by contemplation. See Synonyms at pensive. n. 1. A person given to contemplation. 2. A member of a religious order that emphasizes meditation. author Scott K. Smith postulates that it is not the deepest human nature that causes society's problems, but rather our failure to be our being that is to blame. Chapters discuss theories of alienation alienation, in property laws: see tenure. alienation In the social sciences context, the state of feeling estranged or separated from one's milieu, work, products of work, or self. , the essence of good and evil, the ego boundary and protecting one's "realself", and much more. Striving to delineate ontological on·to·log·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to ontology. 2. Of or relating to essence or the nature of being. 3. theory in terms accessible to the lay reader, Being And Life is a welcome introduction to this school of self-help philosophy that centers upon the existence of the self. |
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