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communication and media studies
communication studies
communication theory
philosophical orientations
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business and management
organization studies
organization studies encyc
philosophy of organizations
Preferred term
ontology
Definition
- Ontology derives from the Greek words for thing and rational account. In classical and speculative philosophy, ontology was the philosophical science of being. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods; Ontology]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ontology
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