- From: Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>
- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:20:41 -0500
- To: "David Orchard" <dorchard@bea.com>
- Cc: "John Cowan" <cowan@ccil.org>, "Tim Berners-Lee" <timbl@w3.org>, "Technical Architecture Group WG" <www-tag@w3.org>, "Susie Stephens" <susie.stephens@gmail.com>
>We could then have the Uniform Anything Identifier and the Anything >Description Framework. Uniform Rigid Identifier (since they are supposed to be like proper names, 'attached to' their sole denotations in some way; the philosophical term is 'rigid designator'; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid_designator). Just a suggestion to save the acronym. And well, yes, RDF has to be what it is, but that's just a matter of history :-) Pat >Dave > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: www-tag-request@w3.org [mailto:www-tag-request@w3.org] >> On Behalf Of Pat Hayes >> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:55 PM >> To: John Cowan; Tim Berners-Lee >> Cc: Technical Architecture Group WG; Susie Stephens >> Subject: Re: Preferable alternative to 'resource' >> >> >> >>Tim Berners-Lee scripsit: >> >> >> >>> So, Pat, what would be a better word which we should use >> instead? >> >>> The class of all ____ s? The class of which all classes are >> >>> subclasses is the class of ____ s? >> >> >> >>Subjects, in accordance with the OED's definition 13a: "That which >> >>forms, or is chosen as, the matter of thought, consideration, or >> >>inquiry; a topic, theme." Using "subject" rather than "object" or >> >>"thing" allows us to talk about the imaginary as well as the real. >> > >> >Yes, that does avoid a potential problem with "thing". And its close >> >to, but not identical to, "topic". Just make sure to avoid the >> >grammatical implication, is all. >> > >> >> Though, on further reflection, this is going to give rise to >> problems as well. The OED sense isn't found, for example, in >> Wikipedia (not surprising if it is number 13a, now I think of >> it), though the RDF sense is (!); and the grammatical sense >> is much more common. >> Philosophers will contrast 'subject' with 'object' and >> presume we are only talking about agents. Lawyers will >> presume we are referring to citizens as opposed to aliens. >> Its hard to beat "thing" if we also say that we allow >> imaginary and non-existent things. And its harder still to >> beat "anything". >> >> Pat >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> IHMC (850)434 8903 or (650)494 3973 home >> 40 South Alcaniz St. (850)202 4416 office >> Pensacola (850)202 4440 fax >> FL 32502 (850)291 0667 cell >> phayesAT-SIGNihmc.us http://www.ihmc.us/users/phayes >> >> >> -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- IHMC (850)434 8903 or (650)494 3973 home 40 South Alcaniz St. (850)202 4416 office Pensacola (850)202 4440 fax FL 32502 (850)291 0667 cell phayesAT-SIGNihmc.us http://www.ihmc.us/users/phayes
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