The Theory and Practice of Ontology

Leo Zaibert is Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair at Union College, USA. He has been visiting professor in several American and European universities, and serves on the editorial boards of the leading journals in his fields. His work centers around our responses to wrongdoing: blame, punishment, revenge, and forgiveness. He is the author of over 80 publications; including Five Ways Patricia can Kill her Husband: A Theory of Intentionality and Blame (2005) and Punishment and Retribution (2006).

1. Introduction. Leo Zaibert.- 2. Ontologia Utens and Beings in Time. Peter Simons.- 3. Against Fantology Again. Ingvar Johansson.- 4. On Drawing Lines Across the Board. Achille Varzi.- 5. Social Reality, Law, and Justice. David Koepsell.- 6. Acts of Terror as Collective Violent Acts. Alessandro Salice.- 7. Letter of Pharisaism. Maurizio Ferraris.- 8. Just Organic Wholes. Leo Zaibert.- 9. ‘Pain’ in SNOMED CT: Is there an Anesthetic. Werner Ceusters and Jonathan P. Bona.- 10. The Structure of Standard Music Notation. Roberto Casati.- 11. Attitude: How we Learn to Inhabit the Future. Mariam Thalos. 12. Parental Love and the Meaning of Life. Berit Brogaard.- 13. Foolishness and the Value of Knowledge. Kevin Mulligan.