01116nam a2200157 4500 510589 510589 190826b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Lauer, Richard 8830 Is social ontology prior to social scientific methodology? 2019 p.171-189. In 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. Social ontology 8831 Philosophy of the Social Sciences Social Sciences - Research ddc AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 384518 IIPA IIPA 2019-08-26 49(3), Jun, 2019: p.171-189. AR120505 2019-08-26 AR