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the area of philosophy that deals with the nature of things, what exists, the status of things (e.g., real, imaginary), typologies
an ontology refers to a way of understanding what exits in the world (e.g., the distinction between matter and energy; or that matter may be single substances or mixtures; of how species are understood)
an ontology – categorising different kinds of things (cf. typology)
an ontological stance is part of any research paradigm
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