Re: [ontolog-forum] Thing and Class

[Matthew West <dr.matthew.west@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Pat,

 

Matthew, I think we agree on just about everything.

 

[MW] Yes, but it has been a useful critical review of the details.

 

I also like the idea of treating a possible world simply as a maximal possible-world-part,

 

[MW] Good.

 

and I'm happy with your 4-d extensionality,

 

[MW] Good

 

though I still don't really see the actual need for it. 

 

[MW] I value rigor, especially when it reduces choice to almost nothing. If there are choices that can be made then different people will make them differently, so when a large group collaborate in producing an ontology, it will be almost impossible to maintain consistency. Establishing a framework within which a number of trained ontologists can deliver consistent results has always been one of my goals.

 

Pat

 

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