Analysis of Ontology and Axiology in Philosophical Context

This essay delves into the philosophical concepts of ontology and axiology. It begins by examining ontology as a fundamental aspect of Western philosophy, tracing its roots from ancient Greek thinkers like Plato and Aristotle, and exploring its relevance to the human intellect and scientific inquiry. The essay then transitions to axiology, discussing its role in understanding value theory and the complexities involved in comprehending the origins and significance of values. It highlights the challenges students and practitioners face in acquiring knowledge and appreciation of values. The essay references key literature, including works by Hughes and Sharrock (2016) and McLachlan and Garcia (2015), to support its arguments and provide a comprehensive analysis of these core philosophical concepts. The essay emphasizes the importance of understanding these concepts for anyone studying philosophy.

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Ontology is identified as the intellectual enquiry of reality comprising the foundation of
all western philosophy from its beginnings in Plato, Aristotle, Heraclitus and Plotinus.
McLachlan and Garcia (2015) have stated that philosophers like Kant, Hegel along with others
primarily established the discourse of the relevance or inconsequence of ontology for human
consideration. These considerations I believe are in support of the exploration of reality by the
unaided intellect which has been further independent from the scientific experimentation or the
tenets of faith. Thus ontological approach has been highly suitable for analyzing ancient Greek.
Ontology as a discipline serves as a vital method of enquiry into philosophical
tribulations related to the concept or facts of existence. Hughes and Sharrock (2016) have stated
that ontology defined as a domain has been serving as an outcome or subject matter of ontology
as a discipline. Ontology shows high relevance specifically as a theoretical domain thus has been
recognized as an important description or record of the events which theoretically have its
existence according to a particular theory, which might show certain forms of authenticity.
As a philosophy student, it is important to understand the concept of value. However,
axiology shows certain forms of complexities in comprehending value theory and its relative
origin. Meanwhile understanding ideas of axiology has posed challenges while enquiring into the
process through which students and practitioners belonging to philosophy domain to acquire
knowledge and appreciation of value along with its relative significance of varied human
faculties and intellect in the process.

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References
Hughes, J. A., & Sharrock, W. W. (2016). The philosophy of social research. Routledge.
McLachlan, C. J., & Garcia, R. J. (2015). Philosophy in practice? Doctoral struggles with
ontology and subjectivity in qualitative interviewing. Management Learning, 46(2), 195-
210.