Re: SUO: Different questions then.
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 12:21:27PM -0500, Richard Martin wrote:
>
> Suppose I have three operational systems. System A has some kind of
> ontological engine that adheres to the methods allowed by the
> Skolem...Godel variety of logic, system B has some kind of ontological
> engine that adheres to the methods allowed by the Zermelo-Fraenkel
> variety of logic, and system C needs to mediate the interoperation of
I am interested in this q., but what sort of differences do you have in
mind? I'm just trying to get clear. Are you referring to the earlier
discussion about varieties of set theory?
> system A with system B. What kind of ontological engine does system C
> need to support this mediated interoperability? Does the ontological
> engine of C even make a difference for the purpose of achieving the
> interoperability of A and B via C? Can A and B interoperate completely
> without C?
>
> Replace the "... variety of logic" in A and B with 3D and 4D data
> representations and ask the same questions about C. Are the answers
> similar?
In this case, I think there is very little work that the "C-engine" needs
to do, as the difference is basically one of choosing a certain modelling
or formal representation (in other words, I think that a translation is
fairly straightforward). However, this is a tendentious opinion.
> Please don't beat me up about the choice of distinguishing features -
> pick something else. Anything that restricts the context of A to
> something different than the context of B will probably do the same job
> with respect to questions about the nature of C.
>
> Put another way, consider a fashion studio that needs new equipment for
> production and the term 'wear' appears in the purchase information
> exchange. How does the ontology of each distinguish the meaning of the
> term when encountered in the information content of the other? If I'm
> the equipment broker, how does my ontology keep the meaning straight?
>
> Cheers, Richard
>
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