Eli Hirsch
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Eli Hirsch is an American philosopher, the Charles Goldman Professor of Philosophy at Brandeis University
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He is best known for his work in meta-ontology
. He coined the phrase "soft ontology
" and has authored numerous books such as The Concept of Identity and Dividing Reality.
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
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He is best known for his work in meta-ontology
Meta-ontology
Metaontology is the branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of ontology and ontological questions. The term owes its popularization to Peter van Inwagen's 1998 paper of the same name. However, the subject itself is much older, going back at least to Rudolf Carnap's distinction,...
. He coined the phrase "soft ontology
Soft ontology
The term soft ontology, coined by Eli Hirsch in 1993, refers to the embracing or reconciling of apparent ontological differences, by means of relevant distinctions and contextual analyses. Hirsch used the term to broaden and expand on what William James discussed in his landmark 1907 work in...
" and has authored numerous books such as The Concept of Identity and Dividing Reality.