Dick, (01)
RHM> #### I use existent for the top of the hierarchy.
> #### It literally means anything that exists. (02)
The word 'entity' is derived from Latin 'ens', being,
plus the '-itas' ending for creating nouns. (03)
The word 'existent' is derived from Latin 'existens', existing. (04)
JFS>> I discuss some of these and other issues in the papers
> included in the Guided Tour of Ontology: (05)
RHM> #### "guide.htm" is MIA. (06)
Sorry, I forgot the final 'd' in 'guided'. It should be (07)
http://www.jfsowa.com/ontology/guided.htm (08)
John (09)
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