Objects as Structuring Units for Incorporating Dynamics in Deductive Conceptual Modeling.
Cristina Sernadas, Paula Adriana Rodrigues Gouveia, Luísa Silva, Antónia Lopes · UPCommons institutional repository (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) · 1990
Following the deductive approach, the conceptual schema is a theory in a chosen logic framework whose assertions reflect the relevant static and dynamic aspects of the UoD. The problem with aflat deductive approach is the lacking of abstractions to structure the conceptual schema. Herein, we propose the object concept as the abstraction that allows the structuring of the dynamic aspects in the conceptual schema. Moreover, we recognize that interaction and inheritance between objects are new mechanisms for putting together conceptual schemata (theories).