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Context is a list of
propositions.
To be more explicit, I think in human
terms.
Start with a "tabula rasa" brain
-- where the only propositions
are those which correspond to the structure of the
human brain,
which recognizes "existent",
"entity", "part",
"attribute", etc.
Then progressively, fill in the context with all
the propositions
which represent the human's sensory experiences of
the external
world, and his thinking about those
experiences.
Syntactically, context is represented in the
mKR language as
at space = s, time = t,
view = v { sentence; };
where s, t, v is the
context of the sentence.
v is the name of the context, which is implemented
as a complex
data structure in the mKE
program.
s, t name the space-time coordinates which are
applicable when
sentence involves a "physical"
situation such as an action or
interaction.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:39
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Subject: Re: [ontolog-forum] Past,
Present, and Future of Ontology
Hi
Dick,
At
the risk of dragging this thread out, could you please elaborate (in a few
sentences) what your understanding of ?Context? is ?
I
think everyone?s agreed that context is essential, but I think you have to
agree with the others that ?context? is a term with very many senses. It
covers concepts ranging from simple whole-part predicates, through social
construction to illocutionary force and deontic logic (don?t ask me what all
those big words mean, I just hear Partridge say them a lot, and like so sound
clever myself from time to time). Although you sometimes have to live with
woolly, not-completely-analysed concepts in an ontology, I think ?context? is
way over in the woolly corner and needs some disambiguation, deconfliction and
deconstruction (and probably some other words beginning with ?d?) before it
can live in anyone?s ontology.
Ta
--
Ian
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From: "Christopher
Menzel" <cmenzel@xxxxxxxx>
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>> #### I grant that you are a great scholar, John.
>> ####
But can't you put aside your academic bias
>
> Be careful.
"academic bias" is a favorite epithet among cranks the
> world
over, who blame their lack of acceptance within the academic
>
community on prejudice (or envy, or the desire for power, or...)
> rather than any shortcomings in their work. I'm supposing you
don't
> want to be considered among their company.
>
>> #### long enough to consider whether I am right or not?
>
> It is *because* John is a scholar with a vast knowledge of the
history
> of AI and KR that it is so obvious to him why your work
does not begin
> to measure up to the standards of the
field. What *you* need to do is
> set "put aside" the idea
that you have single-handedly solved the most
> vexing problems
of AI and KR and follow John's advice: Do your
homework.
I do not doubt
John's knowledge.
The fact is, he
never addresses my ideas.
He "cops out" by
telling me to do my homework.
If
I do not do my homework,
This is an obvious
non sequitur.
This is what I
am calling "academic bias".
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