The Role of Bio-Ontologies in Data-Driven Research: A Philosophical Perspective

Abstract

This project aims to reach a philosophical understanding of the role played by theory in the practices of data dissemination and re-use that characterise data-driven research. Bio-ontologies have the potential to play the epistemic role of theories in this context, insofar as they (1) express the knowledge underlying data-driven research and (2) guide such research towards future discoveries