Re: SUO: RE: Conformance
I also agree.
John V.
"West, Matthew R SITI-ITPSIE" <Matthew.R.West@is.shell.com>
@majordomo.ieee.org on 10/17/2001 06:55:08 AM
Please respond to "West, Matthew R SITI-ITPSIE"
<Matthew.R.West@is.shell.com>
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Subject: SUO: RE: Conformance
Dear Jon,
I agree.
Matthew West
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Awbrey [mailto:jawbrey@oakland.edu]
> Sent: 17 October 2001 12:42
> To: West, Matthew R SITI-ITPSIE
> Cc: John.Velman@HSC.com; standard-upper-ontology@ieee.org
> Subject: Re: Conformance
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> Matthew West wrote:
> >
> > Dear John,
> >
> > Well I think I am with you. In this discussion I have
> > been taking the position that the SUO is essentially a
> > posh dictionary, and that the only sensible conformance
> > statement you can make is of using the terms in it with
> > the meaning given in the "dictionary", rather than some
> > other meaning.
>
> Once again, let me try to establish the totally naive point
> that the only reason why anybody would ever desire to conform
> to the dictations that happen to be recorded in some dictionary
> is if that dictionary conforms to something independent of itself,
> like actual usage in some community. Moreover, the best reason why
> anybody would want to conform to the usage embodied in some community
> is if that usage enables that community to conform to some reality
> independent of itself. None of this robs dictionaries of their
> power to innovate and to regulate usage, but it does require
> dictionary makers to be cognizant of what it is they can
> and cannot have power over.
>
> Jon Awbrey
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