Contributions to social ontology /:

Recent years have seen a dramatic re-emergence of interest in ontology. From philosophy and social sciences to artificial intelligence and computer science, ontology is gaining interdisciplinary influence as a popular tool for applied research. Contributions to Social Ontology focuses specifically o...

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Other Authors: Lawson, Clive (Editor), Latsis, John, 1977- (Editor), Martins, Nuno (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Series:Routledge studies in critical realism ; 15.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Recent years have seen a dramatic re-emergence of interest in ontology. From philosophy and social sciences to artificial intelligence and computer science, ontology is gaining interdisciplinary influence as a popular tool for applied research. Contributions to Social Ontology focuses specifically on these developments within the social sciences. The contributions reveal that this revived interest in social ontology involves far more than an unquestioning acceptance or application of the concepts and methods of academic philosophers. Instead as ontology permeates so many new areas.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136015984
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