Logical Operators for Ontological Modeling

Stefano Borgo, Daniele Porello, Nicolas Troquard · Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications · 2014

We show that logic has more to offer to ontologists than standard first order and modal operators. We first describe some operators of linear logic which we believe are particularly suitable for ontological modeling, and suggest how to interpret them within an ontological framework. After showing how they can coexist with those of classical logic, we analyze three notions of artifact from the literature to conclude that these linear operators allow for reducing the ontological commitment needed for their formalization, and even simplify their logical formulation.

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