Applied Ontology

Applied Ontology - Metaphysical Research

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Publisher's Synopsis

Ontology is the philosophical discipline which aims to understand how things in the world are divided into categories and how these categories are related together. This is exactly what information scientists aim for in creating structured, automated representations, called 'ontologies,' for managing information in fields such as science, government, industry, and healthcare. Currently, these systems are designed in a variety of different ways, so they cannot share data with one another. They are often idiosyncratically structured, accessible only to those who created them, and unable to serve as inputs for automated reasoning. This volume shows, in a non-technical way and using examples from medicine and biology, how the rigorous application of theories and insights from philosophical ontology can improve the ontologies upon which information management depends.

Book information

ISBN: 9783110324501
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 342
Weight: 576g
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 27mm