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Re: [ontolog-forum] Polysemy and Subjectivity in Ontolgies - the HDBIexa

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From: "John F. Sowa" <sowa@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:51:57 -0500
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On 11/6/2010 12:44 PM, Rich Cooper wrote:
> That supports my point that the individuals interpret even very common words
> differently, and therefore an ontology based on language that is understood
> differently by each subject.  The probability of a monosemous ontology is
> therefore very low, IMHO.    (01)

On that point, I completely agree.  But Peirce, Wittgenstein, Freud,
and many others have known that and said that for a long, long time.    (02)

John    (03)

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