Re: [ontolog-forum] metaphysis, semantics and the research program of on

["Rich Cooper" <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 

 

Sincerely,

Rich Cooper

EnglishLogicKernel.com

Rich AT EnglishLogicKernel DOT com

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John F. Sowa wrote

On 3/30/2012 1:45 PM, Pat Hayes wrote:

> OWL has limited expressivity but it is not limited as

> to its subject matter.

 

Yes.  I admit that it is possible to reify relations and map an N-adic relation to a node that has N connections to other stuff.

 

But notations do have an effect on how people think about a subject.  It helps to have notations that have a smooth mapping to the ways that people think and talk about a subject.

 

John

 

I agree, but respectfully point out that different people think and talk different ways.  IMHO, the best general notation is conversational English.  Modus Ponens. 

 

-Rich

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