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metaontology

metatheory whose goal is to clarify what ontology is about and how to interpret the meaning of ontological claims
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metaontology

Summary

metaontology is an academic discipline[1]. metaontology draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #308 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • metaontology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • metaontology is a type of metaphilosophy[4].
  • metaontology's is the study of is recorded as ontology[5].
  • metaontology's is the study of is recorded as ontology[6].
  • metaontology's significant person is recorded as Peter van Inwagen[7].
  • metaontology's named by is recorded as Peter van Inwagen[8].

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Definition and Type

metaontology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3]. metaontology is a type of metaphilosophy[4].

Why It Matters

metaontology draws 164 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #308 of 1,010).[2] metaontology has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → UyE5g
    Aliases → —
    Named by → Peter van Inwagen
    Instance of → academic discipline
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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