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| school_tradition = {{unbulleted list|[[Analytic philosophy]]|[[Mathematical platonism]]|[[Neo-logicism]]<ref name="LogicismAndNeologicismSEP">{{Cite encyclopedia|last=Tennant|first=Neil|author-link=Neil Tennant (philosopher)|editor-last=Zalta|editor-first=Edward N.|encyclopedia=[[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]|title=Logicism and Neologicism|date=August 21, 2013 |url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2017/entries/logicism/|access-date=May 31, 2018|edition=Winter 2017|orig-year=First published August 21, 2013|publisher=The Metaphysics Research Lab|publication-place=Stanford University|publication-date=November 3, 2017|issn=1095-5054}}</ref> ([[Stanford–Edmonton School]])<ref>[http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~mr30/papers/EbertRossbergPurpose.pdf st-andrews.ac.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061224165534/http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~mr30/papers/EbertRossbergPurpose.pdf |date=December 24, 2006 }}.</ref>|[[Mathematical structuralism]] ([[Abstract structuralism|abstract variety]])<ref>Edward N. Zalta and Uri Nodelman, [http://www.bris.ac.uk/structuralism/media/zalta-slides.pdf "A Logically Coherent Ante Rem Structuralism "], "Ontological Dependence Workshop, University of Bristol, February 2011.</ref>}}
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| notable_ideas = [[Abstract object theory]], [[Dual copula strategy|exemplifying and encoding]] a [[Property (philosophy)|property]] as two modes of [[Predicate (mathematical logic)|predication]], [[Platonized naturalism]],<ref>Linsky, B., and Zalta, E., 1995, "Naturalized Platonism vs. Platonized Naturalism", ''[[The Journal of Philosophy]]'', '''92'''(10): 525–555.</ref> [[computational metaphysics]]
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'''Edward N. Zalta''' (born in 1952) is a Senior research scholar at the [[Center for the Study of Language and Information]]. He received his Ph.D. in [[philosophy]] from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] in 1980.<ref>Zalta, Edward N. [https://books.google.com/books?id=voCSP6k3FCcC ''Abstract Objects: An Introduction to Axiomatic Metaphysics'']. D. Reidel Publishing Company. 1983. p. xii</ref> Zalta has taught courses at [[Stanford University]], [[Rice University]], the [[University of Salzburg]], and the [[University of Auckland]]. Zalta is also the Principal [[Editing|Editor]] of the ''[[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://plato.stanford.edu/|title=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|accessdate=10 April 2012}}</ref>
'''Edward Nouri Zalta'''<ref name=thesis/> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|ɔː|l|t|ə}}<!-- source: https://mally.stanford.edu/welcome.wav -->; born March 16, 1952) is an American philosopher who is a senior research scholar at the [[Center for the Study of Language and Information]] at [[Stanford University]]. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Rice University]] in 1975 and his [[PhD]] from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] in 1981, both in [[philosophy]].<ref name=thesis>{{cite thesis|url=https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/2187/|title=An Introduction to a Theory of Abstract Objects (1981)|publisher=ScholarWorks@[[UMass Amherst]]|date=2009|doi=10.7275/f32y-fm90 |access-date=July 21, 2020 |last1=Zalta |first1=Edward N. }}</ref> Zalta has taught courses at [[Stanford University]], [[Rice University]], the [[University of Salzburg]], and the [[University of Auckland]]. Zalta is also the Principal Editor of the ''[[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]''.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Editorial Information |encyclopedia=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy |publisher=The Metaphysics Research Lab |url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2018/info.html |access-date=May 31, 2018 |publication-place=Stanford University |publication-date=March 21, 2018 |edition=Spring 2018 |issn=1095-5054 |quote=Principal Editor: Edward N. Zalta, Senior Research Scholar, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University}}.</ref>


==Research==
==Research==
[[File:Wikimania 2015 - Edward Zalta.webm|thumbnail|right|Edward N. Zalta. "The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Issues Faced by Academic Reference Works That May Be of Interest to Wikipedians", Wikimania 2015, Mexico City.]]
[[File:Wikimania 2015 - Edward Zalta.webm|thumbnail|Edward N. Zalta. "The [[Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]: Issues Faced by Academic Reference Works That May Be of Interest to Wikipedians", [[Wikimania 2015]], Mexico City.]]
Zalta's most notable philosophical position is descended from the position of [[Alexius Meinong]] and [[Ernst Mally]],<ref>Edward N. Zalta, ''Abstract Objects,'' xi.</ref> who suggested that there are many non-existent objects. On Zalta's account, some objects (the ordinary concrete ones around us, like tables and chairs) "exemplify" properties, while others ([[abstract object]]s like numbers, and what others would call "non-existent objects", like the round square, and the mountain made entirely of gold) merely "encode" them.<ref>Edward N. Zalta, ''Abstract Objects,'' 33.</ref> While the objects that exemplify properties are discovered through traditional empirical means, a simple set of axioms allows us to know about objects that encode properties.<ref>Edward N. Zalta, ''Abstract Objects,'' 36.</ref> For every set of properties, there is exactly one object that encodes exactly that set of properties and no others.<ref>Edward N. Zalta, ''Abstract Objects'', 35.</ref> This allows for a formalized [[ontology]].
Zalta's most notable philosophical position is descended from the positions of [[Alexius Meinong]] and [[Ernst Mally]],{{sfn|Zalta|1983|p=xi}} who suggested that there are many [[non-existent object]]s. On Zalta's account, some objects (the ordinary concrete ones around us, like tables and chairs) ''exemplify'' properties, while others ([[abstract object]]s like numbers, and what others would call "non-existent objects", like the [[Round square copula|round square]], and the mountain made entirely of gold) merely ''encode'' them.{{sfn|Zalta|1983|p=33}} While the objects that exemplify properties are discovered through traditional empirical means, a simple set of axioms allows us to know about objects that encode properties.{{sfn|Zalta|1983|p=36}} For every set of properties, there is exactly one object that encodes exactly that set of properties and no others.{{sfn|Zalta|1983|p=35}} This allows for a [[Formal science|formalized]] [[ontology]].


==Research fields==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*[[metaphysics]],
*[[epistemology]],
*[[philosophy of logic]],
*[[philosophy of language]] and [[intensional logic]],
*[[philosophy of mathematics]], and
*[[philosophy of mind]]/[[intentionality]].


==See also==
=== Works cited ===
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* [[Abstract object theory]]
* {{cite journal
|last1=Anderson
|first1=David J.
|last2=Zalta
|first2=Edward N.
|year=2004
|title=Frege, Boolos, and Logical Objects
|journal=[[Journal of Philosophical Logic]]
|volume=33
|issue=1
|pages=1–26
|doi=10.1023/B:LOGI.0000019236.64896.fd
|s2cid=6620015
}}
* {{cite book
|last=Zalta
|first=Edward N.
|year=1983
|title=Abstract Objects: An Introduction to Axiomatic Metaphysics
|series=Synthese Library
|volume=160
|location=Dordrecht, Netherlands
|publisher=D. Reidel Publishing Company
|isbn=978-90-277-1474-9
}}
{{refend}}


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Edward N. Zalta
Photograph of Zalta speaking at Wikimania 2015.
Zalta speaking at the Wikimania 2015
Born
Edward Nouri Zalta

(1952-03-16) March 16, 1952 (age 72)
Education
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School
Institutions
ThesisAn Introduction to a Theory of Abstract Objects (1981)
Doctoral advisorTerence Parsons
Notable ideas
Abstract object theory, exemplifying and encoding a property as two modes of predication, Platonized naturalism,[4] computational metaphysics

Edward Nouri Zalta[5] (/ˈzɔːltə/; born March 16, 1952) is an American philosopher who is a senior research scholar at the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University. He received his BA from Rice University in 1975 and his PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1981, both in philosophy.[5] Zalta has taught courses at Stanford University, Rice University, the University of Salzburg, and the University of Auckland. Zalta is also the Principal Editor of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.[6]

Research[edit]

Edward N. Zalta. "The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Issues Faced by Academic Reference Works That May Be of Interest to Wikipedians", Wikimania 2015, Mexico City.

Zalta's most notable philosophical position is descended from the positions of Alexius Meinong and Ernst Mally,[7] who suggested that there are many non-existent objects. On Zalta's account, some objects (the ordinary concrete ones around us, like tables and chairs) exemplify properties, while others (abstract objects like numbers, and what others would call "non-existent objects", like the round square, and the mountain made entirely of gold) merely encode them.[8] While the objects that exemplify properties are discovered through traditional empirical means, a simple set of axioms allows us to know about objects that encode properties.[9] For every set of properties, there is exactly one object that encodes exactly that set of properties and no others.[10] This allows for a formalized ontology.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tennant, Neil (August 21, 2013) [First published August 21, 2013]. "Logicism and Neologicism". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2017 ed.). Stanford University: The Metaphysics Research Lab (published November 3, 2017). ISSN 1095-5054. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ^ st-andrews.ac.uk Archived December 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Edward N. Zalta and Uri Nodelman, "A Logically Coherent Ante Rem Structuralism ", "Ontological Dependence Workshop, University of Bristol, February 2011.
  4. ^ Linsky, B., and Zalta, E., 1995, "Naturalized Platonism vs. Platonized Naturalism", The Journal of Philosophy, 92(10): 525–555.
  5. ^ a b Zalta, Edward N. (2009). An Introduction to a Theory of Abstract Objects (1981) (Thesis). ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. doi:10.7275/f32y-fm90. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Editorial Information". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2018 ed.). Stanford University: The Metaphysics Research Lab. March 21, 2018. ISSN 1095-5054. Retrieved May 31, 2018. Principal Editor: Edward N. Zalta, Senior Research Scholar, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University.
  7. ^ Zalta 1983, p. xi.
  8. ^ Zalta 1983, p. 33.
  9. ^ Zalta 1983, p. 36.
  10. ^ Zalta 1983, p. 35.

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