Re: Relationships and Relations

 

Hi, Hans, 

Maybe the singleton property could help: 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350149/ [2] 

Regards, 

Laufer 

Em 09/11/2019 9:24, hans.teijgeler@quicknet.nl escreveu: 

> 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 
> 
> 15926.org [1]

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[1] http://15926.org/
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350149/