Ontology, Ontologies, and Science

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Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-83

  Merrill, Gary H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metametaphysics; Ontology; Philosophical ontology; Scientific ontology; Value of ontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955368608     PISSN: 01677411     EISSN: 15728749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11245-011-9091-x     Document Type: Article

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