Relationships and Relations

Hi,

 

I would like to hear your opinion about the following.

 

I propose to make a distinction between the terms 'Relationship' an
'Relation' ('Property'), not for linguistic reasons but to avoid reification
when that is not necessary.

I know that I am on thin ice, so be it.

 

Right now we have  something like 

*	Pete isHusbandOf Mary
*	Mary isWifeOf Pete.

But these Relations/Properties actually are Roles in a missing Relationship
called Marriage.

 

We can also state:

*	MarriagePeteMary hasHusband Pete
*	MarriagePeteMary hasWife Mary

where MarriagePeteMary is Relationship and an instance of the owl:Class
'Marriage', or rather its specialization 'Hetero Marriage'.

As a consequence we can easily represent information about that
Relationship.

 

It appears to me that there are many such Relationships that qualify for
being an owl:Class in their own right.

Think about Parenthood, Composition, Employment, etc.

 

Please concur or shoot.

 

Regards,

Hans 

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