Ontology: Laying the Foundations

Ontology: Laying the Foundations is the first volume of Nicolai Hartmann¿s monumental four volume ontological work. Appearing in English for the first time, in it he outlines the tasks for contemporary ontology and his unique critical realist approach. The four parts of the book deal with traditional ontological assumptions, a novel redefinition of existence and essence, the ontological embeddedness of cognition, and the status of ideal being.