Re: BHA: CR & Formal Ontology

[Mervyn Hartwig <mh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

iversteg@xxxxxxxxxx writes
> Hi List,
> I wonder if anyone could enlighten me on the compatability of
> CR and realist Formal Ontology as based on Brentano-Husserl-
> Polish School.
> Christopher Norris talks about 'truth-makers' in his
> philosophy: ontological entities that make true by virtue of
> their existence.  This is a big mainstay of the so-called
> Austrian tradition which is obsessed with formal & material
> ontology, and part, whole, moment mereology.
> I think CR would find much of interest here.  The problem is
> the hyper-realist and sometimes reductivist nature of most
> Austrian Aristotelianism.  Many of its defenders are famously
> methodological individualists and employed by conservative
> think-tanks (Von Mises, Von Hayek, von Hildebrand, etc.).
> Any opinions would be very much appreciated!
> Yours,
> Ian

The Austrian tradition has been much discussed I gather at the Cambridge
Realist Workshop, from which a Social Ontology group has recently been
spun off. A good starting point I would think. See details as posted by
Clive Lawson on this list in July:

Mervyn

In Cambridge (UK) we have recently established a 'social ontology
group', which
incorporates the 'realist workshop'  as one of its activities but also
is planning a
series of events (conferences, summer schools etc).

The first of these events is the forthcoming Cambridge Conference on
Ontology and
Technolgy. Speakers include Roy Bhaskar, Steve Woolgar and Brian
Pinkstone. It's
very much a cross disciplinary event (mostly focusing on Anthopology,
Economics,
Philosophy and Sociology). It will be held in early September (8th-10th)
and is highly
subsidised (conference fee, including all food,  is only 40). But we
want to keep
numbers relatively small so have to restict numbers. Preference will be
given to
applications received by the end of July. Full details on this
conference (including
more information on speakers and  how to apply) on other planned events
and on
on how to join our network (and receieve papers and mailings etc.,) can
be found at
the following  web site:

http://www.csog.group.cam.ac.uk/index.htm




















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