Antedating of "Ontology"

[Fred Shapiro]

ontology (OED3 1721)

1663 Gideon Harvey  (title) Archelogia philosophica nova; or, New
principles of philosophy. Containing Philosophy in general. Metaphysicks,
or ontology.

Fred Shapiro


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