Historical and Conceptual Foundation of Diagrammatical Ontology

Authors
Publication date 2007
Host editors
  • U. Priss
  • S. Polovina
  • R. Hill
Book title Conceptual Structures: Knowledge Architectures for Smart Applications
Book subtitle 15th International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2007, Sheffield, UK, July 22-27, 2007 : proceedings
ISBN
  • 9783540736806
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9783540736813
Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Event Conceptual structures : knowledge architecture for smart applications : 15th International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2007
Pages (from-to) 374-386
Publisher Berlin: Springer
Organisations
  • Interfacultary Research - Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC)
Abstract
During the Renaissance there was a growing interest for the use of diagrams within conceptual studies. This paper investigates the historical and philosophical foundation of this renewed use of diagrams in ontology as well as the modern relevance of this foundation. We discuss the historical and philosophical background for Jacob Lorhard’s invention of the word ‘ontology’ as well as the scientific status of ontology in the 16th and 17th century. We also consider the use of Ramean style diagrams and diagrammatic ontology in general. A modern implementation of Lorhard’s ontology is discussed and this classical ontology is compared to some modern ontologies.
Document type Conference contribution
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73681-3_28
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