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dc.contributor.authorGalton, A
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-15T16:55:48Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-01
dc.description.abstractAn entity x is said to be generically dependent on a type F if x cannot exist without at least one entity of type F existing. In this paper several varieties of generic dependence are distinguished, differing in the nature of the relationship between an entity and the instances of a type on which it generically depends, and in the light of this, criteria of identity for generically dependent entities are investigated. These considerations are then illustrated in detail in a series of three case studies, covering shapes, linguistic entities such as letters, words and sentences, and collectives. Each case study examines how far the entities involved have robust identity criteria, and to the extent that they do not it is questioned whether they can be regarded as bona fide examples of generic dependent entities. Finally, in the light of this, a number of possible accounts that may be given of the ontological status of such entities are considered.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 9, pp. 129 - 153en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/AO-140133
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/20728
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherIOS Pressen_GB
dc.subjectCollectivesen_GB
dc.subjectGeneric dependenceen_GB
dc.subjectIdentity criteriaen_GB
dc.subjectLinguistic entitiesen_GB
dc.subjectOntological dependenceen_GB
dc.subjectShapeen_GB
dc.titleOn generically dependent entitiesen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2016-03-15T16:55:48Z
dc.identifier.issn1570-5838
dc.descriptionThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from IOS via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.eissn1875-8533
dc.identifier.journalApplied Ontologyen_GB


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