On the Definition of 'Ontology'

Fabian Neuhaus
2017 Joint Ontology Workshops  
In 'What Is an Ontology?' Guarino, Oberle and Staab offer a widely cited analysis of the term 'ontology ' [5]. According to them an ontology is, roughly speaking, a logical theory, which models approximate, as best as possible, the intended models according to a given ontological commitment (which is based on a conceptualization). In this paper we offer six arguments against their proposed analysis of 'ontology'. It has technical flaws that lead to absurd consequences. Further, the analysis is
more » ... ased on implausible assumptions about the nature of conceptualizations.
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