In brief, ontology, as a branch of philosophy, is the science of what is, of the kinds and structures of objects.
In simple terms, ontology seeks the classification and explanation of entities.
Ontology is about the object of inquiry, what you set to examine..
noun. the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom. the branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe..
1. : a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature and relations of being.
Ontology deals with abstract entities.
2: a particular theory about the nature of being or the kinds of things that have existence..
In brief, ontology, as a branch of philosophy, is the science of what is, of the kinds and structures of objects.
In simple terms, ontology seeks the classification and explanation of entities.
Ontology is about the object of inquiry, what you set to examine..
Cosmology is the study of the creation & development (genesis,) of the universe, and ontology is the study of the nature of being, but actually 'be-ness.' Read Plato's Theaetetus, the rest of The Republic or at least the part about the soul and axis mundi, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Meno, Parmenides, and if you like review Timaeus .
