scholarly journals A Foundational Ontology of Organizations and Roles

2006 ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Boella ◽  
Leendert van der Torre
Keyword(s):  
Foundational Ontology

The Powers Metaphysic

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil E. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Potential Interaction ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Repeated Application ◽  
Fundamental Ontology ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Foundational Ontology ◽  
Interaction Types

Systematic metaphysics is defined by its task of solving metaphysical problems through the repeated application of a single, fundamental ontology. The dominant contemporary metaphysic is that of neo-Humeanism, built on a static ontology typified by its rejection of basic causal and modal features. This book offers and develops a radically distinct metaphysic, one that turns the status quo on its head. Starting with a foundational ontology of inherently causal properties known as ‘powers’, a metaphysic is developed that appeals to powers in explanations of causation, persistence, laws, and modality. Powers are properties that have their causal natures internal to them: they are responsible for the effects in the world. A unique account of powers is developed that understands this internal nature in terms of a blueprint of potential interaction types. After the presentation of the powers ontology, it is put to work in offering solutions to broad metaphysical puzzles, some of which take on different forms in light of the new tools that are available. The defence of the ontology comes from the virtues of metaphysic it can be used to develop. Particular attention is paid to the problems of causation and persistence, simultaneously solving them as it casts them in a new light. The resultant powers metaphysic is offered as a systematic alternative to neo-Humeanism.

scholarly journals Kom Nærmere - Lugten i Galleriet

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Stenslund
Keyword(s):  
Martin Heidegger ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Foundational Ontology ◽  
Abstract Level ◽  
Museum Exhibition

Baseret på erfaringer hentet fra den allerførste museumsudstilling nogensinde dedikeret udelukkende til duft, problematiserer jeg i artiklen det abstrakte objek- tiverende niveau, dufte ofte håndteres på. Jeg viser, at objektiverende tilgange til duft fordrer en eksistentiel distance, og i et forsøg på at komme nærmere lugt- erfaringers ontologiske fundament introducerer jeg en alternativ tilgang udviklet med inspiration hentet hos Martin Heidegger. På baggrund af min ambition om at udvikle en fænomenologisk sensitiv tilgang til håndtering af det ontologiske spørgs- mål om, hvad lugt er, supplerer jeg allerede eksisterende lugtundersøgelser, og jeg foretager væsentlige justeringer af begrebet tilstedeværelse, som findes i værker af Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht. Ved at fremhæve den menneskelige eksistens som en del af olfaktoriske fænomener afdækker denne fænomenologiske undersøgelse lugtens grundlæggende ontologi. Lugt er altid „noget til nogen“. Lugtoplevelser er således universelt partikulære og kan alene objektiveres regionalt.Søgeord: Olfaktorisk æstetik, tilstedeværelse, nærværelse, Martin Heidegger. Based on experiences drawn from the very first museum exhibition ever dedicated solely to scent, this paper problematizes the abstract level of dealing with odour in terms of objectivity, which is defined at a distance from the experience of human existence. In an effort to move beyond objectified understandings of smell and get up close to the question of smell experiences I draw on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Striving to develop a phenomenological approach to smell that could complement already existing smell investigations, I also carry out essential adjustments of the concept of “presence” found in works by Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht. In emphasizing human existence as being part of the olfactory phenomena this phenomenological examination reveals the foundational ontology of odour. Smell is always “something to someone”; universally smell experiences are particular, and only regionally they can be objectified.Keywords: olfactory aesthetics, presence, Anwesenheit, Martin Heidegger 

UFO: Unified Foundational Ontology

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-44
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Guizzardi ◽  
Alessander Botti Benevides ◽  
Claudenir M. Fonseca ◽  
Daniele Porello ◽  
João Paulo A. Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Conceptual Modeling ◽  
Formal Ontology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
International Forum ◽  
Current State ◽  
Relationship Types ◽  
Foundational Ontology

The Unified Foundational Ontology (UFO) was developed over the last two decades by consistently putting together theories from areas such as formal ontology in philosophy, cognitive science, linguistics, and philosophical logics. It comprises a number of micro-theories addressing fundamental conceptual modeling notions, including entity types and relationship types. The aim of this paper is to summarize the current state of UFO, presenting a formalization of the ontology, along with the analysis of a number of cases to illustrate the application of UFO and facilitate its comparison with other foundational ontologies in this special issue. (The cases originate from the First FOUST Workshop – the Foundational Stance, an international forum dedicated to Foundational Ontology research.)

BORO as a Foundation to Enterprise Ontology

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio de Cesare ◽  
Chris Partridge
Keyword(s):  
Possible Worlds ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Systems Integration ◽  
Enterprise Systems ◽  
Enterprise Modeling ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
Foundational Ontology ◽  
Enterprise Ontology

ABSTRACT Modern business organizations experience increasing challenges in the development and evolution of their enterprise systems. Typical problems include legacy re-engineering, systems integration/interoperability, and the architecting of the enterprise. At the heart of all these problems is enterprise modeling. Many enterprise modeling approaches have been proposed in the literature with some based on ontology. Few however adopt a foundational ontology to underpin a range of enterprise models in a consistent and coherent manner. Fewer still take data-driven re-engineering as their natural starting point for modeling. This is the approach taken by Business Object Reference Ontology (BORO). It has two closely intertwined components: a foundational ontology and a re-engineering methodology. These were originally developed for the re-engineering of enterprise systems and subsequently evolved into approaches to enterprise architecture and systems integration. Together these components are used to systematically unearth reusable and generalized business patterns from existing data. Most of these patterns have been developed for the enterprise context and have been successfully applied in several commercial projects within the financial, defense, and oil and gas industries. BORO's foundational ontology is grounded in philosophy and its metaontological choices (including perdurantism, extensionalism, and possible worlds) follow well-established theories. BORO's re-engineering methodology is rooted in the philosophical notion of grounding; it emerged from the practice of deploying its foundational ontology and has been refined over the last 25 years. This paper presents BORO and its application to enterprise modeling.

Some Applications of a Unified Foundational Ontology in Business Modeling

2011 ◽  
pp. 345-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Guizzardi ◽  
Gerd Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Modeling ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Business Modeling ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Modeling Methods ◽  
Foundational Ontology ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
And Linguistics

Foundational ontologies provide the basic concepts upon which any domain-specific ontology is built. This chapter presents a new foundational ontology, UFO, and shows how it can be used as a guideline in business modeling and for evaluating business modeling methods. UFO is derived from a synthesis of two other foundational ontologies, GFO/GOL and OntoClean/DOLCE. While their main areas of application are natural sciences and linguistics/cognitive engineering, respectively, the main purpose of UFO is to provide a foundation for conceptual modeling, including business modeling.

An Ontology for Property Crime Based on Events from UFO-B Foundational Ontology

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cleyton Mario de Oliveira Rodrigues ◽  
Frederico Luiz Goncalves De Freitas ◽  
Ryan Ribeiro De Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
Property Crime ◽  
Foundational Ontology
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