There was initially no ontological gulf between the world of the gods and the world of men and women.

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It seems to be a human imperative to stretch ontological boundaries and strive for greater levels of detail.

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Instead, we can look at politics as an opportunity to consider the ontological question of who we can choose to be.

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Scrooge, the boy, because a victim of that, believed that want was an ontological necessity, rather than a tragic by-product of state planning.

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The biggest problem with NGDP targeting is ontological in nature.

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The Republican Old Guard (or, really, the Republican Sunday Show Starting Lineup) is proving itself incapable of dealing with Rand Paul and his supporters, in large measure because the ontological enclosure of the likes of McCain and Graham is so complete.

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With the new pope being himself a trained scientist -- Francis graduated as a chemical technician before moving on to study philosophy, psychology and theology -- the timing could be right for a new era of cooperation between the Vatican and science, building on the work of the STOQ Project -- Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest -- which was created by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

CNN: Vatican seeks to rebrand its relationship with science