01006nam a2200121   4500008004100000100001900041245006300060260000900123300001500132520067900147650002000826773003800846190826b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aLauer, Richard  aIs social ontology prior to social scientific methodology?  c2019  ap.171-189.  aIn 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. - Reproduced.  aSocial ontology  aPhilosophy of the Social Sciences