Senior Editor Note

The next two papers in this issue are, first, a critique of an earlier MIS Quarterly paper by Graeme Shanks, Elizabeth Tansley, Jasmina Nurendini, Daniel Tobin, and Ron Weber, Representing Part-Whole Relations in Conceptual Modeling: An Empirical Evaluation (32:3, pp. 553-573), and, second, a response to that critique. As may or may not be clear from the two papers, this represents a continuation of a debate between the two sets of researchers that has persisted over some years and over several papers. Because an underlying issue of contention between the two sets of authors has been what Bunge said and meant in his book, Treatise on Basic Philosophy: Volume 3: Ontology I: The Furniture of the World (Boston: Reidel, 1977), and how that might inform the practice of modeling, it seemed appropriate to include selections from that book as a Senior Editor Appendix so interested readers can come to their own conclusions. The SE Appendix is available on the MIS Quarterly's website (http://misq.org) in the Online Supplements section. An initial selection of quotes was compiled by the senior editor, and both sets of authors have had the opportunity to add other appropriate quotes.

• 저널MIS Quarterly · 36(3) · 943–943
• 토픽Philosophy and History of Science · History and Philosophy of Science
• DOI10.2307/41703487
• 저자Goodhue