I agree with John in nearly every detail for 1, 2 and 4, but I
would rephrase 3 from the following: (01)
3. Basic principle: The overwhelming amount of detailed
reasoning
is done at the local level. The results of reasoning at the
local level are exported to the shared level. (02)
Instead, I would put it this way: (03)
3. Basic principle: The overwhelming amount of detailed
reasoning
that is done at the local level involves the interests of
the
local level, plus the reporting requirements for sending
info
to the reporting level. The results of reasoning at the
local level are exported to the reporting level where the
reports are joined to calculate the reporting decision
space. (04)
Each unit functions in the local interest of its own context,
plus the reporting context which it sends to the reporting level.
The interfaces between any unit A and another unit B are attended
to by
both A and B's estimate of the value of that interface within
their own interests plus their assigned reporting requirements. (05)
IMHO, this is very much in line with the neocortex model of one
neural column which Jeff Hawkins proposes and discusses. And
there is an equivalent history of learning in both human
oranizations (1 to 7 per organization) and in Jeff's model of the
neural column. (06)
Sincerely,
Rich Cooper,
www DOT EnglishLogicKernel DOT com
Rich AT EnglishLogicKernel DOT com
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Some Comments on Descriptive vs. Prescriptive Ontologies (08)
On 4/4/2015 9:37 AM, Matthew West wrote:
> I find it interesting that it seems that minimising the axioms
in your
> ontology seems to help for exchange of information. Yet without
axioms
> you have nothing to reason over. (09)
That's true. But the different systems may do very different
kinds
of reasoning about exactly the same things. For example, (010)
1. Consider an enterprise with different departments (or even
divisions) such as engineering, research, manufacturing,
sales, finance, legal, human resources, shipping, etc. (011)
2. Each department uses shared data about people, products,
schedules, resources, etc. Each has local data, most of
which may be irrelevant to the others. And each uses
different ways of reasoning with and about the combination
of the local and the shared data. (012)
3. Basic principle: The overwhelming amount of detailed
reasoning
is done at the local level. The results of reasoning at the
local level are exported to the shared level. (013)
4. Exceptions to point #3 are typically handled by human
managers,
auditors, or investigators who have some reason for crossing
departmental boundaries. (014)
> Obviously the best level to state an axiom, when you state it,
> is the one highest level at which it always applies, and not
> just in the current application. (015)
Yes. But it might not be obvious where that level may be.
The current tools and methodologies have a long way to go. (016)
John (017)
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