Event overview
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Peter M Simons, Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin will be giving a public lecture at Goldsmiths entitled "Ontology and Ontologies: Relations, Applications, Limitations"
The word 'ontology' comes from philosophy and denotes a part of metaphysics concerned with the most general categories of being. In informatics it denotes any conceptual scheme dealing with a given domain, usually subject to certain normative controls but relatively independent of detailed implementation.There are dozens if not hundreds of ontologies in the latter sense. So the question arises as to whether there are criteria for preferring or choosing one ontology over another, and what role, if any, the philosophical discipline may play in such considerations. Drawing on his experience both as a philosophical ontologist and as a software engineering consultant, the speaker will attempt to articulate what constitutes a good ontology, what –- and what not –– to expect from it, and how helpful it may be in solving theoretical and practical problems.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 9 Dec 2015 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
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