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	This course consists in an overview of central themes in analytical metaphysics viewed from a broadly realist perspective. We begin with a historical overview of analytical metaphysics and a discussion of general categories such as universals, particulars, processes, dispositions and functions. We then extend these general categories to specific areas such as documents and document acts, social reality, disease, money, and war. The course will be of interest not only to philosophers but also to those interested in ontological applications.		See [http://ncorwiki.buffalo.edu/index.php?title=Analytic_Metaphysics here]

	~~Department of Philosophy: PHI 531. Registration number~~ [http://~~www~~.buffalo~~.edu/class-schedule?switch=showclass&semester=fall&division=GRAD&dept=PHI&regnum= ]~~

	~~'''Time''': Tuesdays, 1-3:50pm, Spring 2016~~

	~~'''PLEASE NOTE: The first session will take place on February 2~~

	~~'''Room''': 141 Park Hall, UB North Campus~~

	~~'''Instructor''': [http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith Barry Smith]~~

	~~'''Office hours''': By appointment via email at [mailto:phismith@buffalo.edu]~~

	~~<div class="noautonum">__TOC__</div>~~
	~~== '''The Course''' ==~~


	~~Reading:~~
	~~:John R. Searle, ''Making the Social World''~~
	~~:E. J. Lowe, ''The Four Category Ontology''~~
	~~:Roman Ingarden, ''The Literary Work of Art. An Investigation on the Borderlines of Ontology, Logic, and Theory of Language''~~
	~~:R. Arp, B. Smith, A. D. Spear, ''Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology''~~

	~~== '''Background''' ==~~

	~~== - February 2: Analytical Metaphysics: Introduction and Historical Background==~~
	*Aristotle
	*Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein
	*Husserl and the Polish School
	*Contemporary Analytical Metaphysics
	*Universals and Particulars

	~~== - February 9: Things and Processes; Parts and Wholes ==~~
	*Eddy Zemach
	*3-Dimensionalism and 4-Dimensionalism
	*E. J. Lowe
	*Basic Formal Ontology
	*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/book/P&M/pieces.pdf Pieces of a Theory]

	~~== - February 16 Qualities, Roles, Dispositions and Functions; Acts of Measurement==~~
	*[https://mitpress.mit.edu/index.php?~~q=books/building-ontologies-basic-formal-ontology Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology, Chapter 5]~~

	~~== - February 23: Use of Ontologies in Tracking Systems: Truth, Reference and Aboutness =~~=
	*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truthmakers/ Truthmakers]
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKsupBquok&feature=youtu.be About Aboutness]

	~~== - March 1: Mind and Language==~~
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vw3R5UCcDI The Primacy of the Intentional]

	~~== - March 8: Actions, Intentions and Plans==~~
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaFnMesr6uQ Massively Planned Social Agency]

	~~== - March 15: Spring Recess==~~

	~~== - March 22: Document Acts==~~
	*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/SearleIntro.pdf John Searle: From Speech Acts to Social Reality]
	*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/Document-Acts.pdf Document Acts]

	~~== - March 29: Money==~~

	~~== - April 5: Populations, Species, and Other Biological Categories==~~

	~~== - April 12: Disease==~~

	~~== - April 19: Wars and Warfighting==~~

	~~== - April 26: Presentations of Student Projects 1==~~

	~~== - May 3: Presentations of Student Projects 2==~~

	~~== '''Guidance for Presentations and Reports '''==~~

	~~== '''Grading and Related Policies and Services''' ==~~



	All students will be required to take an active part in class discussions throughout the semester. In addition they will be required to design and complete an ontology project, including written description, and brief presentation of the project in class. Students enrolled in the practical segment will be required to create a Protégé file to accompany their ontology project, and also to complete quizzes designed to gauge developing competence in the use of the Protégé Ontology Editor and SPARQL query language.

	~~For 3 credit hour students, your grade will be determined in five equal portions deriving from:~~
	~~:1. class participation (1.5% per class attended),~~
	~~:2. results of two quizzes relating to the lab portion of the course~~
	~~:3. written description of ontology project (3000 words; deadline December 2),~~
	~~:4. Protégé ontology file (deadline November 25),~~
	~~:5. class presentation.~~

	~~For 2 credit hour students, your grade is determined as follows:~~

	~~:1. class participation (1.5% per class attended),~~
	~~:2. written description of ontology project (4000 words; deadline December 2) (50%),~~
	~~:3. class presentation (30%).~~

	~~For policy regarding incompletes see [http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/grading/explanation.shtml here]~~

	~~For academic integrity policy see [http://www.grad.buffalo.edu/policies/academicintegrity.php here]~~

	~~For accessibility services see [http://www.buffalo.edu/accessibility/servc.php~~ here]

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	This course consists in an overview of central themes in analytical metaphysics viewed from a broadly realist perspective. We begin with a historical overview of analytical metaphysics and a discussion of general categories such as universals, particulars, processes, dispositions and functions. We then extend these general categories to specific areas such as documents and document acts, social reality, disease, money, and war.		This course consists in an overview of central themes in analytical metaphysics viewed from a broadly realist perspective. We begin with a historical overview of analytical metaphysics and a discussion of general categories such as universals, particulars, processes, dispositions and functions. We then extend these general categories to specific areas such as documents and document acts, social reality, disease, money, and war. The course will be of interest not only to philosophers but also to those interested in ontological applications.


	Department of Philosophy: PHI 531. Registration number [http://www.buffalo.edu/class-schedule?switch=showclass&semester=fall&division=GRAD&dept=PHI&regnum= ]		Department of Philosophy: PHI 531. Registration number [http://www.buffalo.edu/class-schedule?switch=showclass&semester=fall&division=GRAD&dept=PHI&regnum= ]

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			This course consists in an overview of central themes in analytical metaphysics viewed from a broadly realist perspective. We begin with a historical overview of analytical metaphysics and a discussion of general categories such as universals, particulars, processes, dispositions and functions. We then extend these general categories to specific areas such as documents and document acts, social reality, disease, money, and war.


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	Reading:		Reading:
			:John R. Searle, ''Making the Social World''
			:E. J. Lowe, ''The Four Category Ontology''
	:Roman Ingarden, ''The Literary Work of Art. An Investigation on the Borderlines of Ontology, Logic, and Theory of Language''		:Roman Ingarden, ''The Literary Work of Art. An Investigation on the Borderlines of Ontology, Logic, and Theory of Language''
	~~:E. J. Lowe, ''The Four Category Ontology''~~
	:R. Arp, B. Smith, A. D. Spear, ''Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology''		:R. Arp, B. Smith, A. D. Spear, ''Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology''

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	*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/book/P&M/pieces.pdf Pieces of a Theory]		*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/book/P&M/pieces.pdf Pieces of a Theory]

	== - February 16 Qualities, Roles ~~and~~ Dispositions and Functions==		== - February 16 Qualities, Roles, Dispositions and Functions; Acts of Measurement==
	*[https://mitpress.mit.edu/index.php?q=books/building-ontologies-basic-formal-ontology Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology, Chapter 5]		*[https://mitpress.mit.edu/index.php?q=books/building-ontologies-basic-formal-ontology Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology, Chapter 5]

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	'''Time''': Tuesdays, 1-3:50pm, Spring 2016		'''Time''': Tuesdays, 1-3:50pm, Spring 2016

	'''PLEASE NOTE: The first session will take place on February 2 ~~(Drop/add~~		'''PLEASE NOTE: The first session will take place on February 2

	'''Room''': 141 Park Hall, UB North Campus		'''Room''': 141 Park Hall, UB North Campus
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	'''Office hours''': By appointment via email at [mailto:phismith@buffalo.edu]		'''Office hours''': By appointment via email at [mailto:phismith@buffalo.edu]

	<div class="noautonum">__TOC__== '''The Course''' ==		<div class="noautonum">__TOC__</div>
			== '''The Course''' ==


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	== '''Grading and Related Policies and Services''' ==		== '''Grading and Related Policies and Services''' ==
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	== - February 16 Qualities, Roles and Dispositions and Functions==		== - February 16 Qualities, Roles and Dispositions and Functions==
	*[https://mitpress.mit.edu/index.php?q=books/building-ontologies-basic-formal-ontology Chapter 5]		*[https://mitpress.mit.edu/index.php?q=books/building-ontologies-basic-formal-ontology Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology, Chapter 5]

	== - February 23: Use of Ontologies in Tracking Systems: Truth, Reference and Aboutness ==		== - February 23: Use of Ontologies in Tracking Systems: Truth, Reference and Aboutness ==

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	:Department of Philosophy: PHI 531. Registration number [http://www.buffalo.edu/class-schedule?switch=showclass&semester=fall&division=GRAD&dept=PHI&regnum= ]		Department of Philosophy: PHI 531. Registration number [http://www.buffalo.edu/class-schedule?switch=showclass&semester=fall&division=GRAD&dept=PHI&regnum= ]

	'''Time''': Tuesdays, 1-3:50pm, Spring 2016		'''Time''': Tuesdays, 1-3:50pm, Spring 2016

			'''PLEASE NOTE: The first session will take place on February 2 (Drop/add

	'''Room''': 141 Park Hall, UB North Campus		'''Room''': 141 Park Hall, UB North Campus

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	== '''Background''' ==		== '''Background''' ==

	==February 2: Analytical Metaphysics: Introduction and Historical Background==		== - February 2: Analytical Metaphysics: Introduction and Historical Background==
	*Aristotle		*Aristotle
	*Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein		*Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein
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	*Universals and Particulars		*Universals and Particulars

	==February 9: Things and Processes; Parts and Wholes ==		== - February 9: Things and Processes; Parts and Wholes ==
	*Eddy Zemach		*Eddy Zemach
	*3-Dimensionalism and 4-Dimensionalism		*3-Dimensionalism and 4-Dimensionalism

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	'''Office hours''': By appointment via email at [mailto:phismith@buffalo.edu]		'''Office hours''': By appointment via email at [mailto:phismith@buffalo.edu]

	<div class="noautonum">__TOC__~~</div>~~== '''The Course''' ==		<div class="noautonum">__TOC__== '''The Course''' ==

	~~Topics~~
	*Universals and Particulars
	*Three-Dimensionalism and Four-Dimensionalism
	*Qualities, Roles and Dispositions
	*Truth, Reference and Aboutness
	*Mind and Language
	*Commanding and Other Social Acts
	*Emotions, Norms, Values
	*Mind and Language
	*Actions, Intentions, Plans
	*Document Acts and the Ontology of Social Reality (2014)
	*Laws and Obligations
	*Massively Planned Social Agency
	*Science
	*Populations, Species, and Other Biological Categories
	*Disease
	*Wars and Warfighting

	Reading:		Reading:
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	*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/Document-Acts.pdf Document Acts]		*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/Document-Acts.pdf Document Acts]

	==March 29: ~~The Semantic Web~~==		==March 29: Money==

	==April 5: ~~Ontology Examples~~==		==April 5: Populations, Species, and Other Biological Categories==

	==April 12: ~~Finance Ontology~~==		==April 12: Disease==

	==April 19: ~~The Ontology of Plans~~==		==April 19: Wars and Warfighting==

	==April 26: Presentations of Student Projects 1==		==April 26: Presentations of Student Projects 1==
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	== '''Grading and Related Policies and Services''' ==		== '''Grading and Related Policies and Services''' ==
			</div>

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	==February 23: Use of Ontologies in Tracking Systems: Truth, Reference and Aboutness ==		==February 23: Use of Ontologies in Tracking Systems: Truth, Reference and Aboutness ==
			*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truthmakers/ Truthmakers]
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKsupBquok&feature=youtu.be About Aboutness]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKsupBquok&feature=youtu.be About Aboutness]

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	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vw3R5UCcDI The Primacy of the Intentional]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vw3R5UCcDI The Primacy of the Intentional]

	==March 8: ~~Creating Ontologies That Work Together~~==		==March 8: Actions, Intentions and Plans==
			*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaFnMesr6uQ Massively Planned Social Agency]

	==March 15: Spring Recess==		==March 15: Spring Recess==

	==March 22: Document Acts==		==March 22: Document Acts==
			*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/SearleIntro.pdf John Searle: From Speech Acts to Social Reality]
			*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/Document-Acts.pdf Document Acts]

	==March 29: The Semantic Web==		==March 29: The Semantic Web==

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	*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/book/P&M/pieces.pdf Pieces of a Theory]		*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/book/P&M/pieces.pdf Pieces of a Theory]

	==February 16 Qualities, Roles and Dispositions and Functions==		== - February 16 Qualities, Roles and Dispositions and Functions==
	*[https://mitpress.mit.edu/index.php?q=books/building-ontologies-basic-formal-ontology Chapter 5]		*[https://mitpress.mit.edu/index.php?q=books/building-ontologies-basic-formal-ontology Chapter 5]

	==February 23: Use of Ontologies in Tracking Systems: Truth, Reference and Aboutness ==		== - February 23: Use of Ontologies in Tracking Systems: Truth, Reference and Aboutness ==
	*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truthmakers/ Truthmakers]		*[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truthmakers/ Truthmakers]
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKsupBquok&feature=youtu.be About Aboutness]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKsupBquok&feature=youtu.be About Aboutness]

	==March 1: Mind and Language==		== - March 1: Mind and Language==
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vw3R5UCcDI The Primacy of the Intentional]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vw3R5UCcDI The Primacy of the Intentional]

	==March 8: Actions, Intentions and Plans==		== - March 8: Actions, Intentions and Plans==
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaFnMesr6uQ Massively Planned Social Agency]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaFnMesr6uQ Massively Planned Social Agency]

	==March 15: Spring Recess==		== - March 15: Spring Recess==

	==March 22: Document Acts==		== - March 22: Document Acts==
	*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/SearleIntro.pdf John Searle: From Speech Acts to Social Reality]		*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/SearleIntro.pdf John Searle: From Speech Acts to Social Reality]
	*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/Document-Acts.pdf Document Acts]		*[http://ontology.buffalo.edu/smith/articles/Document-Acts.pdf Document Acts]

	==March 29: Money==		== - March 29: Money==

	==April 5: Populations, Species, and Other Biological Categories==		== - April 5: Populations, Species, and Other Biological Categories==

	==April 12: Disease==		== - April 12: Disease==

	==April 19: Wars and Warfighting==		== - April 19: Wars and Warfighting==

	==April 26: Presentations of Student Projects 1==		== - April 26: Presentations of Student Projects 1==

	==May 3: Presentations of Student Projects 2==		== - May 3: Presentations of Student Projects 2==

	== '''Guidance for Presentations and Reports '''==		== '''Guidance for Presentations and Reports '''==