%0 Journal Article
%T Is Social Ontology Prior to Social Scientific Methodology?
%A Richard Lauer
%J Philosophy of the Social Sciences
%@ 1552-7441
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0048393119840328
%X 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
%K Social ontology
%K social scientific methodology
%K metaontology
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0048393119840328