Fwd: EVENT CANCELLED (was "Ontology and Ontologies: Relations, Applications, Limitations" - SIXTH WHITEHEAD LECTURE AUTUMN 2014)

At Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:02:48 +0000,
Mark Bishop wrote:
> 
> It is with much regret that we are forced to announce the last
> minute cancellation of today's Whitehead talk by Peter Simons,
> Trinity College Dublin (below).
> 
> London City Airport has been closed due to fog and it has not been
> possible to book Peter on an alternative flight.
> 
> We very much hope to reschedule this talk next term.
> 
> Regards,
> - mark bishop (Whitehead co-organiser)
> 
>  --------------------------
> 
> > On 25 Nov 2014, at 12:10, Mark Bishop <m.bishop@gold.ac.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > The sixth Whitehead lecture of the autumn term 2014 will be given
> > by Professor Peter Simons, Trinity College Dublin, at 4pm,
> > Wednesday 26th November and will be entitled "Ontology and
> > Ontologies: Relations, Applications, Limitations".
> > 
> > An abstract for the lecture and short biography for the speaker
> > are appended below.
> > 
> > The lecture will take place at 4pm on Wednesday 19th November in
> > Richard Hoggart Building room RHB137a at Goldsmiths College
> > <http://www.gold.ac.uk/find-us/>.
> > 
> > DATE: Wednesday 26th November, 2014
> > 
> > TITLE: Ontology and Ontologies: Relations, Applications, Limitations
> > SPEAKER: Peter Simons
> > 
> > ABSTRACT: The word ”„ontology”¦ comes from philosophy and denotes a
> > part of metaphysics concerned with the most general categories of
> > being. In informatics it denotes any conceptual scheme dealing
> > with a given domain, usually subject to certain normative controls
> > but relatively independent of detailed implementation.There are
> > dozens if not hundreds of ontologies in the latter sense. So the
> > question arises as to whether there are criteria for preferring or
> > choosing one ontology over another, and what role, if any, the
> > philosophical discipline may play in such considerations. Drawing
> > on his experience both as a philosophical ontologist and as a
> > software engineering consultant, the speaker will attempt to
> > articulate what constitutes a good ontology, what ”V”V and what not
> > ”V”V to expect from it, and how helpful it may be in solving
> > theoretical and practical problems.
> > 
> > BRIEF BIO: Peter Simons is Professor of Philosophy at Trinity
> > College Dublin. He is the author or co-author of four books and
> > over 250 articles on many aspects of philosophy, with an emphasis
> > on metaphysics and its applications. A Fellow of the British,
> > Royal irish and European Academies, he has worked in Ireland, the
> > UK, and Austria, and has taught and given numerous talks around
> > Europe, North America and Asia.
> > 
> > ---------------------------
> > Dr. J.M. Bishop,
> > - Professor of Cognitive Computing,
> > Goldsmiths, University of London, 
> > London, UK, 
> > SE14 6NW
> > 
> > http://www.gold.ac.uk/computing/staff/m-bishop/

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