Barry Smith

Traits do not describe On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Karthika Rajendran < [email protected]> wrote: > Definition:A qualitative trait describing presence of tendrils > Method:Visual observation of the...

What is the *term *which this is a definition of? Note that 'measured' cannot be part of the definition Definition:Deficiency of Iron (Fe) in the plant measured at flowering stage...

From Bjoern: Barry said to place 'plan' under 'realizable entity' as that is clearly what it is and how it is linked to planned process. Barry (and everyone else) also...

Can you give a couple of examples? From: eliasweatherfield ***@***.***> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2022 10:02 AM To: BFO-ontology/BFO-2020 ***@***.***> Cc: Subscribed ***@***.***> Subject: [BFO-ontology/BFO-2020] Processes should not depend on...

Can you give me the definition of 'institution' you are using here? And examples of institutions that are not social? BS From: eliasweatherfield ***@***.***> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2022 2:43...

Then you should not use "social institutions" It seems clear to me that all the examples you give depend inter multa alia on the planet Earth, certain people, things like...

I think Entity is fine as it stands We just do not take advantage of the fact that Universal falls under Entity. (But someone could in the future.) For the...

Yet another piece of evidence that OWL is infected by a reductionist philosophy which denies the existence of universals. (In fact doesn't even allow us to formulate the thesis that...

I agree with Bill - we should keep 'entity'; perhaps improve its elucidation BS From: Bill Duncan ***@***.***> Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 9:52 AM To: BFO-ontology/BFO-2020 ***@***.***> Cc: Barry...

From: Bill Duncan ***@***.***> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 1:03 PM To: BFO-ontology/BFO-2020 ***@***.***> Cc: Subscribed ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [BFO-ontology/BFO-2020] Question on qualities of spatial regions (Issue #83) An example...