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Essentialized Conceptual Structures in Ontology Modeling

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Psychology and cognitive science show that human concepts possess particular structures (conceptual structures). However, in the process of ontology modeling information concerning the structure of human concepts is lost. In ontologies concepts are typically represented as undifferentiated collections of necessary (or necessary and sufficient) conditions. The lack of representation of conceptual structure may cause ontologies to be inadequate and may limit their usability for human users. We present an attempt to bring ontology modeling closer to theories of conceptual structures, in particular to psychological essentialism. A metaontology is developed to support the representation of conceptual structure, in particular the distinction between essential and merely necessary conditions.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Leipzig, Germany

    Patryk Burek

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  1. School of Business, La Trobe University, 3086, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Rajiv Khosla

  2. Centre for SMART systems Engineering Research Centre, University of Brighton, BN2 4GJ, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, UK

    Robert J. Howlett

  3. School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Knowledge Based Intelligent Engineering Systems Centre, University of South Australia, 5095, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Burek, P. (2005). Essentialized Conceptual Structures in Ontology Modeling. In: Khosla, R., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3682. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11552451_121

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