Concept information
Preferred term
evolutionary ontology
Definition
- Ontology is that branch of philosophy that asks what exists. Traditionally, this has been understood to mean what kinds of things exist in general, but in recent times, it has also been applied to mean what objects a scientific theory requires to actually exist if it is to explain the phenomena. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Evolutionary Ontology]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/evolutionary_ontology
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