#69: Ontology

Basics of the metaphysics and ontology branch of philosophy.  Metaphysics is the study of first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space. Ontology is the study of being. This episode contemplates ontology as having separated from metaphysics and having become existentialist reasoning and thought capable of contemplating being without the language games problems of metaphysics and the philosophy of language.

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#68: Modern Metaphysics Part II

Basics of the metaphysics branch of modern philosophy.  Metaphysics is the study of first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space.  Modern metaphysics in this episode is contemplated as a language game in modern philosophy of language.

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#67: Modern Metaphysics Part I

Basics of the metaphysics branch of philosophy.  Metaphysics is the study of first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space. The emphasis in this episode is on modern metaphysics as a language game in the philosophy of language.

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#66: Ontology and Metaphysics

Basics of classical metaphysics and ontology as a subset of metaphysics.  Metaphysics is the study of first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space. This contemplation is for a modern non-academic audience and from a working class perspective varying from ancient pre-Socratic to modern philosophies and theologies of language, science, existentialism, and pragmatism.

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#22: Islam, religion or politics, plus Christianity and Buddhism logically compared.

A practical application of discussed theories of comparative religion using Islam plus Christianity and Buddhism logically compared and discussed as to whether they are religion or politics. Islam is studied as a warrior religion exhibiting a “master morality” in comparison to “slave morality” modern versions of Christianity.

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