About the History of Ontology

Introduction and origins

Abstract

We are in an era which seems to be witnessing an “ontological turn” arising from the rubble of nihilism, grounded primarily in philosophy and theology. How is this to be seen and understood? What does such a cultural event mean and promise? As a first step, this article
seeks to reconstruct the concept of the term “ontology,” a term which is often used and yet not so often understood.