Doug Holmes wrote:
> On Jun 14, 2007, at 1:02 PM, Waclaw Kusnierczyk wrote:
>
>> Ingvar Johansson wrote:
>>> When we simply speak about the world and are
>>> immediately understood, we need not mention either meanings or
>>> concepts.
>>> But if communication breaks down, questions such as 'what do you
>>> mean?'
>>> and 'what concept do you have in mind?' comes naturally.
>> Honestly? Have you ever heard a question like 'what concept do you
>> have
>> in mind?' in a situation other than after your using the word
>> 'concept'?
>
> Frequently, and in some cases, the term is quite technical["jargon"];
> in others, it is a handy generalization. Military persons, for
> example, speak of an "operations concept" that is a fairly
> significant portion of a military plan has specific parts; plays a
> particular role; is distinct from other operations concepts and is
> expected to - and often does - create some pretty concrete effects.
> Engineering persons speak of system concepts to describe a
> significant portion of system requirements and use it to - eventually
> - build reliable artifacts. Down the road from, in Hollywood, people
> buy and sell concepts. Etc., etc. If one were to create an ontology
> for any of these domains, those people would almost certainly think
> some important things were missing... (01)
All fine; but you haven't addressed the question... (02)
vQ (03)
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