to what extent is it possible to speak of - the world -
to speak of things - without ontological commitment?
it depends here what commitment comes to
one would think it is a belief system - underlying
thought and action - and one - at the least accepted -
for all intents and purposes
so ontological commitment is thus - in any action -
presumed
clearly though - we can see that the same set of events -
could well be underpinned by any number of belief systems
and be clear here - 'belief systems' is a description -
that may not refer to anything at all systematic -
systematic belief is not the common way of things
any ontology - as in theory of what exists is clearly
a reflection - if you like a theoretical account of
experience
how necessary it is to have such at all is debatable -
could one live without a theory of the nature of things?
- I think so
still the question what does commitment come to?
I suspect - not much
it is more like the shadow of a body -
than the body itself
my overall feeling is that people do what they do
and explain it as they have to or chose to -
that there is no real commitment
in the main just operating with what is available
we don't know what exists beyond the shadows
Plato got that much right
