Dear Jim, (01)
There are any number of different approaches, this is one. (02)
> There is an alternative approach in which the individual exists for all
> time, but the physical characteristics (including whether the
> individual is
> alive) are determined by time periods, or alternatively by situations
> that
> happen to exist during known time periods, but can still be represented
> even
> when the time periods are unknown. Try a google search on "situation
> calculus" (03)
MW: It is just another one that any underspecified ontology would need not
to prejudice. (04)
Regards (05)
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