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Re: [ontology-summit] {quality-methodology} Architectural considerations

To: <doug@xxxxxxxxxx>, "'Ontology Summit 2013 discussion'" <ontology-summit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Matthew West" <dr.matthew.west@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:37:54 -0000
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Dear Doug,    (01)

> On Wed, February 13, 2013 05:35, Matthew West wrote:
> > ...
> 
> > Chris Partridge made a plea for an architectural approach to
> > developing a top ontology, considering the ontological commitments.
> > There were two slides in particular that struck me.
> > The first listed typical ontological choices that a top ontology needs
> > to make,
> 
> I would challenge the statement that a top ontology would have to make
these
> kinds of philosophical commitments.  I think that John Sowa also
challenged
> this, but i'd like to explain in more depth.
> 
> In most instances, the same (non-philosophical) conclusions can be made no
> matter which metaphysical commitment is made.  Sometimes things need to be
> worded differently depending upon the metaphysics/philosophy chosen, but
that
> seems like an NL issue to me.  If one is generating or interpreting NL,
one
> could use different modules for different philosophies.    (02)

MW: But that is not the purpose of an integrating ontology. The purpose of
an integrating ontology is to bring the ground facts into a single view of
the world so that they can be analysed together.    (03)

Regards    (04)

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