This paper presents a formalized ontological framework for the analysis of multiscale classifications of geographic objects. We propose a set of logical principles that guide such geographic classifications. Then we demonstrate application of these principles on a practical example of the “National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units”. The framework has a potential to be used to facilita...

We propose ontological blending as a new method for ‘creatively’ combining ontologies. In contrast to other combination techniques that aim at integrating or assimilating categories and relations of thematically closely related ontologies, blending aims at ‘creatively’ generating new categories and ontological definitions on the basis of input ontologies whose domains are thematically distinct ...

This paper will compare two of the most prominent mystics of Islam and Hinduism on what may be called the “end of the mystical journey,” or mokśa in Hindu spirituality and fanā in Islamic mysticism. The interpretations of these two mystics are naturally developed according to their own epistemological and ontological bases. Thus, referring to their most significant principles ...

Russell’s theories of denoting, beginning with the early theory of denoting concepts of The principles of mathematics and the unpublished intermediate studies, and culminating in the theory of “On denoting,” exemplify the characteristic features of a semantic theory. As early as the theory of Principles there is a compositional analysis of the logical form of declarative sentences, including se...

The past decade has witnessed an increased interest in what are called "medically unexplained syndromes" (MUS). We address the question of whether structuring the domain knowledge for MUS can be achieved by applying the principles of Ontological Realism in light of criticisms about their usefulness in areas where science has not yet led to insights univocally endorsed by the relevant communitie...

Ontological principles are needed in order to bridge the gap between medical and biological information in a robust and computable fashion. This is essential in order to draw inferences across the levels of granularity which span medicine and biology, an example of which include the understanding of the roles of tumor markers in the development and progress of carcinoma. Such information integr...

Self-regulated learning, a seminal theory in education psychology, concerns how learners’ regulate their cognitive tactics and strategies. However, research indicates that learners rarely use the optimal learning tactics and strategies. Our system, MI-EDNA formally captures the SRL principles in the ontological framework and we use the Description Logic reasoning mechanism and the inference eng...

This paper presents a Model-Based graphical editor for supporting the creation of conceptual models and domain ontologies in a philosophically and cognitively well-founded modeling language named OntoUML. The Editor is designed in a way that, on one hand, it shields the user from the complexity of the ontological principles underlying this language. On the other hand, it reinforces these princi...