Philosophical Foundations for BFO?

[Michael DeBellis]

I would like to educate myself on the philosophical foundations of BFO. There is so much literature I'm not sure where to start. Can people recommend a few core papers or chapters of books that are good places to start? In terms of my background I have a good background in philosophy and very good  in logic. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. 

Michael DeBellis

michaeldebellis.com 

[Hunter, Larry]

Although not directly connected to BFO, for someone with your background I think Barry Smith’s “Against F(a)ntology” paper is a good place to start. 

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[Mathias Brochhausen]

If you haven't started there already, I'd recommend the book by Arp, Smith, Spear: "Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontologies". That contains some background and additional reading.

Best,

Mathias

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[Jordan Fried]

I first stumbled upon BFO because I found Dr. Barry Smith's Analytical Metaphysics series on Youtube. I got some of the philosophical background right away as a result.

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[Michael DeBellis]

Thanks to everyone. I downloaded Barry's paper and found the Youtube videos. I do have the book but I wasn't sure if it was geared more toward practical development or had information about the philosophic background, now that I know I'll look at it carefully. 

Michael