Azamat, (01)
I do not believe it is necessary to have a common world ontology in order to
build an intelligent, semantic web. The more that I have monitored the
discussions in Ontolog, the clearer it becomes to me that a common world
ontology may possibly have the opposite result. (02)
Wouldn't assuming that there can be a single world ontology at the core of the
semantic web mean that -- we all think alike, thinking alike is good,
differences must always be resolved and harmonized, and that someone's view will
always be less valued than anothers. From a simple innovation and creativity
perspective, I'm not sure I want an intelligent, semantic web that behaves in
this way. I think this type of semantic web would be very limiting in more ways
than one! (03)
Rather than a single world ontology which would presume a single world view to
some degree, I would rather be able to define what I mean by something and
expect an intelligent agent to resolve the differences between what I mean and
what you mean through iterative negotiation. To this end, more and more
published ontologies - particularly domain ontologies - would get us to the
semantic web faster than the endless discussions about a single world ontology. (04)
I apologize if my comments seem simplistic and primitive -- (05)
Best regards,
Denise (06)
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