Ontology
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Ontology (from the Greek ὄν, genitive ὄντος: "of being" (neuter participle of εἶναι: "to be") and -λογία, -logia: science, study, theory) is the philosophical study of the nature of being, existence or reality in general, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics, ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences.Ontology concerns determining whether some categories of being are fundamental, and asks in what sense the items in those categories can be said to "be".
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Barbara McGlamery is a taxonomist at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. A semantic Web specialist, she has worked as an ontologist and metadata architect at Time Inc. , and as a data librarian at Entertainment Weekly. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Florida State University and has a master’s in Library and Information Science.
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Alexandra Juhasz: Duration-Free Waiting or 127 hours in 90 minutes
Duration is a hallmark of experimental media practices. While always boring, to some extent, great duration works depend upon a profound mirroring of technique and ontology to allow us to ruminate on definitive questions of both cinema and existence: desire and boredom, what lasts and what we will wait for.
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