this research aims to compare the capabilities of a thesaurus and an ontology for representation of domain knowledge. this is the first to focus on the construction of an ontology in library and information science (lis), in the domain of indexing and in persian language. the research also develops the methodology of ontology construction by implementing domain analysis methodology. the present...

This paper argues for theoretical modeling and model-construction as central (but not necessarily the only) types of activities that philosophers social ontology (in analytic tradition) engage in. claim is defended through a detailed case study revisionary interpretation Raimo Tuomela’s account we-perspective. My grounded in Ronald Giere’s scientific models, argued to be compatible with, but le...

Communicating and sharing the ideas feelings between human beings form basis of social network. With advent different network tools applications, task networking people has reached to next level, crossing bridges boundaries. However, is there a connection or linkage frequent sometime just random exchange text messages using network-based applications also are these secure? Or they vulnerable th...

Expert driven ontology engineering is limited by the lack of community control over ontology evolution and the amount of time and cost that is required to build the ontology. Thus, community-driven ontology engineering has been sought after as a solution. Existing solutions focus on simplifying the engineering processes into communityunderstandable actions (e.g. game actions). However, the user...

I propose that Foucault‟s works, since he wrote Discipline and Punish, rely on an implicit meta-theory that is compatible with the fundamentals of Critical Realism. To this end I examine the status of truth, methodology and social ontology used by Foucault. If this thesis is correct, then a critical realist reading of Michel Foucault would avoid some of the pitfalls that have been attributed to...

This is a review essay, based on a critical assessment of The Ant Trap by Brian Epstein. Epstein argues that models in the social sciences are inadequate because they are based on a false ontology of methodological individualism, and proposes a new model of social ontology. I examine this model and point to flaws in it. More generally, I argue against Epstein’s methodological approach, which tr...

I will argue that social ontology is constituted as elaborate hierarchical and interlocking conventions of multifarious kinds. Convention, in turn, is modeled in a manner derived from that of David K. Lewis. Convention is usually held to be inadequate for models of social ontologies, with one primary reason being that there seems to be no place for normativity. I argue that two related changes ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate an obesity ontology as a framework for collecting and analyzing unstructured obesity-related social media posts. METHODS The obesity ontology was developed according to the 'Ontology Development 101'. The coverage rate of the developed ontology was examined by mapping concepts and terms of the ontology with concepts and terms extrac...