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Re: SUO: Re: Focus and Volume




Adam,

As I said in my last note, I believe that the distinctions are
the most important things to discover.

AP> Let me pose a pointed question in turn.  If you really believe that
> there shouldn't be an upper ontology, or that it should only contain Entity
> and Relation, are you not in fundamental disagreement with the Scope and
> Purpose defined for this group?
>    Let me however leave that as a rhetorical question.  I think in fact we
> can avoid further haranguing over lofty and general goals if we focus on
> actual substance.  Would you support an effort to create simply a catalogue
> of theories, along the lines of your paper "A catalogue of temporal
> theories"? 

I would like to see a catalog of distinctions, complete with
examples, axioms, and illustrations of how they can be combined.

John