Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology?. Issue 3 (June 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology?. Issue 3 (June 2019)
- Main Title:
- Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology?
- Authors:
- Lauer, Richard
- Other Names:
- Feest Uljana guest-editor.
Bouvier Alban guest-editor.
Henderson David guest-editor.
Kaldis Byron guest-editor.
Montuschi Eleonora guest-editor.
Risjord Mark guest-editor.
Roth Paul guest-editor.
Zahle Julie guest-editor.
Bonilla Jesus Zamora guest-editor. - Abstract:
- In this article, I examine "Ontology Matters!" (OM!) arguments. OM! arguments conclude that ontology can contribute to empirical success in social science. First, I capture the common form between different OM! arguments. Second, I describe quantifier variance as discussed in metaontology. Third, I apply quantifier variance to the common form of OM! arguments. I then present two ways in which ontology is prior to social science methodology, one realist and one pragmatic. I argue that a pragmatic interpretation of ontology's priority gives proponents of realist OM! arguments a special burden that they must meet to render their argument successful.
- Is Part Of:
- Philosophy of the social sciences. Volume 49:Issue 3(2019)
- Journal:
- Philosophy of the social sciences
- Issue:
- Volume 49:Issue 3(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 49, Issue 3 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 49
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0049-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 171
- Page End:
- 189
- Publication Date:
- 2019-06
- Subjects:
- Social ontology -- social scientific methodology -- metaontology
Social sciences -- Periodicals
Social sciences -- Methodology -- Periodicals
Sciences sociales -- Périodiques
Sciences sociales -- Méthodologie -- Périodiques
300.1 - Journal URLs:
- http://pos.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0048393119840328 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0048-3931
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