Re: concept descriptions

* Miles, AJ (Alistair) <A.J.Miles@rl.ac.uk> [2004-11-10 15:16-0000]
> Hi all,
> 
> Just sharing an idea I have had, regarding what a node of type skos:Concept
> actually represents, which may help to clarify some problems with modelling
> and mapping.
> 
> Here is the idea: that we consider a node of type skos:Concept to represent
> a *description* of a concept, and not the concept (or entity) itself.

Can we say that it represents a _conceptualisation_ rather than the
thing that is conceptualised? I worry a little about saying it is a
description, though I see where you're going...

> 
> This makes it very clear why owl:sameAs should never be used to relate  two
> nodes of type skos:Concept coming from different schemes, even if they are
> descriptions of the same underlying concept.
> 
> It also makes explicit a level of indirection which Danbri has always
> assumed, and which is the basis for his argument re the skos:denotes debate
> (see e.g. [1]).  Furthermore, it actually makes valid the choice of the term
> 'denotes' to label this relationship.  Because it makes sense to say that a
> *concept description* 'denotes' a *thing*.  
> 
> Thoughts on this?
> 
> Al.
> 
> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-esw-thes/2004Sep/0067.html
> 
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