Hi Pat - I'll have to show you some examples. At work now. I'll try to
provide a fuller explanation within the next few days. Sorry for
throwing in all these misc. concepts. (01)
Debbie (02)
On 2/22/07, Pat Hayes <phayes@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >If this thread is about Levels, can there be a numbering system for
> >the levels rather than words because interpreting words seems to be
> >causing all the problems for reasons stated below. Numbering systems
> >as opposed to naming systems are more straighforward and
> >dispassionate.
>
> As long as well all know what the numbers mean, of course :-)
>
> >Would you say the Levels of on ontology could be:
>
> Sorry to rain on a parade, but I really don't know what most of these mean.
>
> >The global view, unedited, uncaptured, fully dynamic
>
> Er...global in what sense? (Not a joke! Do you mean, global as in
> everyone agrees with it ("Common sense")?
> Uncaptured? So is this before we even get started writing it all down
> in some way? If so, I wouldn't call this an ontology at all, more
> like a weltanschauungen.
> Dynamic?? Do you mean changing with time? Why would it be? (Other
> than in the sense that all world-views are evolving, etc..)
>
> >TRANSITION
> >
> >A formal specification, encoded language
>
> A formalization of a world-view. Thats not a bad definition of an
> ontology, in fact. So yes, this is (I think) an ontology. But this
> seems to me to be where it stops.
>
> >TRANSITION
> >
> >A well defined syntax-ification process or mapping from ALL to a DESIGN.
>
> I don't know what the last four words mean in this context.
>
> >TRANSITION
> >
> >John Sowa cites Robert Frost "every poem is a momentary stay against
> >the confusion of the world..."
>
> Er... what?
>
> >TRANSITION
> >
> >A story, or local view, a set of information.
>
> Not a story: ontologies aren't much like stories. I guess many
> ontologies can be seen as 'local views', yes. And virtually anything
> could be described as a set of information. But I don't see what
> these three ideas have in common.(?)
>
> Pat
>
> >
> >Debbie
> >
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