Philosophy
Ontological Pluralism and the Many Ways of Being
Quick fact
Philosophers in the early 20th century, influenced by the existential quantifier, often treated 'being' as a single concept. Ontological pluralism argues that this is a mistake—there are distinct 'ways to be.'
Why this is interesting
When you say numbers exist and chairs exist, you probably don’t mean they exist in the same way—but can you say why? What if all existence isn’t one single thing, but a whole family of different ways of being?