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- Title
Non-Symmetrical Relations, O-Roles, and Modes.
- Authors
Paolini Paoletti, Michele
- Abstract
I examine and discuss in this paper Orilia's theory of external, non-symmetrical relations, that is based on ontological roles (O-Roles). I explore several attempts to interpret O-Roles from an ontological viewpoint and I reject them because of two problems concerning the status of asymmetrical relations (to be distinguished from non-symmetrical relations simpliciter) and of exemplification as an external, non-symmetrical relation. Finally, following Heil's and Lowe's characterization of modes as particular properties that ontologically depend on their 'bearers', I introduce relational modes in order to define a new solution to the problems of the ontological status of both external, non-symmetrical relations and O-Roles. I also deal with five objections raised by Fraser MacBride against relational modes and O-Roles and I elaborate an analysis of the relations of being to the left of and being to the right of.
- Subjects
ONTOLOGY; ORILIA, Francesco; INTERPERSONAL relations; LOVE; MACBRIDE, Fraser
- Publication
Acta Analytica, 2016, Vol 31, Issue 4, p373
- ISSN
0353-5150
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12136-016-0286-z