epistemological level?

Hi,

 

My question about SCOS (Simple Concept Organization Scheme) came from this
view: a system that purports to organize "knowledge" should help organize
answers.  It should help us choose between the applicability of expressed
statements.  

 

Antoine raises the issue with his use of the term "epistemological level".
Epistemological levels are not in the ontological narrower/broader,
class/subclass arena.  Epistemological levels occur in a ranked list of
types of justifications and warrants.

 

As a simplest example, consider the question:  "Did Jack push Jill, or did
Jill push Jack?"  

 

We can express the two answering statements with triples: "Jack pushed Jill"
and "Jill pushed Jack".  But it seems like we require something else
entirely to provide the supporting research that determines if either one is
true. 

 

Both a SCOS and a SKOS will need to handle the psychological, cultural, and
philosophical nuance noted in the earlier discussion.  However, if our
current scheme only helps us find ideas, it seems more like a "concept"
scheme and SCOS.  I don't think we get to call it a "knowledge" scheme until
we capture statements together with the structures that relate them to their
appropriate use.

 


Howard Burrows

Supporting Research

Durham, NH, USA