Dear Patrick, (01)
>
> I am curious who is the target of any eventual definition of ontology?
>
> Is this a definition that we want others (read outside the ontolog
> community) to use? And if so, for what purpose? (02)
MW: I agree. I think we need at least two levels of definition
- A level that will satisfy the pickiest of us here,
- The "elevator speach" level that you could use to explain what you
are doing to your financial controller/CEO.
>
> I think the same questions could be asked about whatever is
> going to be
> arranged along dimensions. After all, dimensions are chosen for a
> reason, that is with some outcome in mind that will result
> from ordering
> along a particular dimension.
>
> Hope you are at the start of a great week!
>
> Patrick (03)
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