Various fields use ontology to inform certain models or frameworks. These disciplines include:
- Computer science
- Linguistics
- Psychology 



Interdisciplinary Uses of the Ontological Model

Types of Ontologies

To interpret and define a relationship, the following ontological constructs are used:

- thing
- property
- attribute
- functional schema, state, law
- interaction
- class and kind
- composition of things

Ontological Constructs Used to Interpret a Relationship

A branch of philosophy that covers various theoretical models and organizations of reality

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- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of Mind
- Ethics
- Ontology
- Epistemology
- Aesthetics
- Logic
- Philosophy of Science

Branches of Philosophy

Wand, Y., Storey, V. C., & Weber, R. (1999). An ontological analysis of the relationship construct in conceptual modeling. ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), 24(4), 494-528. https://doi.org/10.1145/331983.331989

An ontological analysis of the relationship construct in conceptual modeling

Philosophy that studies the ontology and nature of mind.

Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy that determines concepts to decide right from wrong.

Philosophy of Ethics

Ontology

The philosophical study of knowledge, particularly the nature, origins, and extent of human knowledge.

Philosophy of Knowledge (Epistemology)

The branch of philosophy which studies the nature of reality.

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