Re: [ontolog-forum] Ontologies about social and psychological issues

[Yu Lin <linikujp@xxxxxxxxx>]

We need such ontologies.

Where is the ontology?

Best,

Asiyah Yu Lin

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On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 7:42 PM, Paul Tyson <phtyson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 12:19 -0400, John F Sowa wrote:
> In the bad old days, behaviorists prohibited any mention of internal
> processes in the brain, because they were unobservable. But brain scans,
> especially fMRI, provide direct evidence of the correlations between
> observable behavior and neural processes.
>
> The new methods have revolutionized cognitive science.  They make it
> respectable to define ontologies and scientific theories that refer
> to previously unobservable processes.
>
> Gregory Berns, who has a PhD and an MD, has published research articles
> on neuroscience and popular articles about their implications.  He is
> also a dog owner.  With the help of a professional dog trainer, Berns
> trained his own dog Callie and a few others to feel comfortable in
> an MRI scanner.  The dogs climb into it willingly.
>
> Then the researchers perform fMRI scans on the dogs while they are
> conscious.  Researches can then detect and analyze correlations
> among the stimuli, responses, and neural processes of the dogs.
>
> Berns published a popular article, "Dogs are people, too":
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/opinion/sunday/dogs-are-people-too.html
>
> The question whether dogs are people is debatable. But the implications
> for cognitive science are clear:  neural processes in humans and other
> animals are observable.  That makes it legitimate to use existential
> quantifiers to refer to neural processes and to their implications
> and correlations with all forms of behavior -- including language.
>
> That kind of evidence is important for ontologies about intentions,
> emotions, and other social and psychological issues.

I can't wait to see that:

fmri:patch-of-red-here owl:sameAs hum:Happiness .
fmri:patch-of-blue-there owl:sameAs hum:Love .

Etc., etc. All mysteries solved.

Regards,
--Paul

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