On Apr 14, 2009, at 3:38 PM, Ed Barkmeyer wrote: (01)
>
>> EB>> I, for one, would prefer to see the next 5+ years spent on
>>>> in vivo testing of knowledge engineering concepts, and on
>>>> the development of a discipline. Think of it as the medical
>>>> experience that will give us some knowledge of the required
>>>> properties of your panacea.
>>
>> [MW] I agree. It would be a good idea to know what we are doing
>> before doing it on a large scale.
>>
>> [JFS] I strongly agree. That was the point of my note on
>> methodology,
>> which emphasizes the distinctions as more fundamental than the
>> particular choice of categories.
>
> Now that we are all in violent agreement, I would point out that
> Amanda
> said it first:
>
>> The best way to develop an upper ontology may be to let it emerge.
>> Pursue
>> applied ontology projects as described above, and bring in the
>> upper (and
>> upper-middle) as they are needed. Bring in higher level concepts as
>> you need
>> them to connect concepts accross domains, to model the logical
>> behavior and
>> other characteristics of the domain-specific concepts, to avoid
>> redundant
>> and oddly-placed assertions on domain concepts that can accurately
>> be placed
>> on shared concepts shared across the domains.
> (02)
Indeed. I would point out that this is almost exactly the Semantic Web
vision of how ontologies will evolve through use and re-use of
concepts, so that a system of useful concepts with commonly accepted
ontological content attached to them will emerge from their use by a
community. (03)
Even more of us are in violent agreement, it seems. (04)
Pat H (05)
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