The Philosophy of Geo-Ontologies

This book is intended as a philosophical introduction to geo-ontologies, in response to their increasing diffusion within the contemporary debate, where philosophy plays a fundamental, though still unexplored, role. Accordingly, the first part offers a short overview of the ontological background of...

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Hlavní autor: Tambassi, Timothy (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:SpringerBriefs in Geography,
Témata:
Environmental geography.
Ontology.
Human geography.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
ISBN:9783319640334
ISSN:2211-4165
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Obsah:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Ontological Background
  • Ontologies in Computer Science: a brief overview
  • From the Ontological Turn to the Ontology of Geography
  • Common Sense Conceptualizations and Systems of Objects
  • Part II. Geographical Entities, Boundaries and Spatial Representation
  • Experiments and Results
  • From a Speculative Perspective: Geographic Entities and Boundaries
  • On Drawing (Different) Lines on a Map
  • On the Ontological Status of Geographical Boundaries
  • Spatial Representation and Ontological Tools
  • Part III. From a Geographical Perspective: Spatial Turn, Taxonomies and Geo-Ontologies
  • From the Spatial Turn to the Diffusion of Geo-ontologies
  • The Problems of Existing Taxonomies
  • A Geo-ontological Tri-Partition
  • PART IV. Geo-ontologies, Digital Humanities and Ancient World
  • Towards a Geo-ontology for the Ancient World
  • Geography in Greek and Roman Culture
  • Conclusion.

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