Re: problem with rif:iri definition in DTB

On Mon, 18 May 2009 16:44:00 +0100
Axel Polleres <axel.polleres@deri.org> wrote:

> Michael Kifer wrote:
> > (This came up in Stella's report on FLD, but the problem is in DTB.)
> > 
> > There is a statement in DTB Sec 1.2.1:
> > 
> > * rif:iri (http://www.w3.org/2007/rif#iri, ... ... ... A rif:iri
> > constant must be interpreted as a reference to one and the same
> > object regardless of the context in which that constant occurs.
> >
> > This last sentence is too informal. Worse, as far as I can see, it is
> > incompatible with first-order semantics. Obviously, no constant can
> > be interpreted by one and the same object in all possible worlds
> > (semantic structures) unless you impose restrictions, like we did for
> > data types. But I don't even think there is a reasonable set of
> > restrictions that is agreeable to everyone.
> 
> Right, I don't remember when/why this was added, but I'd be fine to drop 
> that last sentence. Would that do?


Yes, let's drop it to avoid confusion.


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    -- michael

Received on Monday, 18 May 2009 17:51:18 UTC