- From: Chris Mungall <cjmungall@lbl.gov>
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 18:07:03 -0800
- To: Michael F Uschold <uschold@gmail.com>
- Cc: Laufer <laufer@globo.com>, "Semantic Web'" <semantic-web@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAN9AiftEg60yKBgtTTAYtc3atW+fOBt86EhCdf1Ud-YsnJ-1fg@mail.gmail.com>
The singleton property pattern can be problematic with OWL. I have a draft of an article about this with Michel Dumontier: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jtEZCDQ26R2YnqXr_XcPEgsC9yiWOFqWAR0B5TDFBnA/edit On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 5:42 PM Michael F Uschold <uschold@gmail.com> wrote: > Singleton properties are interesting, I have read that paper before. I > suspect it may be overkill for what Hans needs. > > Michael > > On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 12:12 PM Laufer <laufer@globo.com> wrote: > >> Hi, Hans, >> >> Maybe the singleton property could help: >> >> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350149/ >> >> 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 *Relation*s/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 >> >> >> >> --- >> >> 劳费尔 >> >> . . . .. . . >> . . . .. >> . .. . >> > > > -- > > Michael Uschold > Senior Ontology Consultant, Semantic Arts > http://www.semanticarts.com > LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michaeluschold > Skype, Twitter: UscholdM > > >
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