Language and Pure or Rational Ontology

• Authors: Mejame Charley E.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper argues that the unicity of the signification of words makes intercompre-hension possible, and explores the possibility of a pure or rational ontology as providing a space for communication between cultures. Therefore no culture has any proprietary right over that ontology.

Keywords

EN

ontology; communication; cultures; ethnocentrism; openness; dialogue

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 163-178

Contributors

author

Mejame Charley E.

• Michigan Technological University; Department of Humanities, Walker Arts and Humanities 333-1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1906 U.S. A.