It Is What It Does: The Pragmatics of Ontology as ... - Tom Gruber
It Is What It Does: The Pragmatics of Ontology as ... - Tom Gruber
It Is What It Does: The Pragmatics of Ontology as ... - Tom Gruber
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<strong>Ontology</strong>, Knowledge, andCommitment• <strong>The</strong> Knowledge-level:a level <strong>of</strong> description <strong>of</strong> the knowledge <strong>of</strong> anagent that is independent <strong>of</strong> internal format.• An agent “knows” if it acts like it does.• A s<strong>of</strong>tware agent “acts” by telling and <strong>as</strong>king.• An agent commits (conforms) to an ontology if it“acts” consistently with the definitions• Ontological Commitments are agreements to use thevocabulary in a coherent and consistent manner.• Common ontology ≠ common knowledge.(c) 2000, 2003 Thom<strong>as</strong> <strong>Gruber</strong>
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