Re: Thinking on the semantics of Named Graphs

>>>2. Within an accepted graph, there is a triple saying some 
>>>unaccepted graph is a truth, or one graph log:implies another 
>>>graph (or other properties, such as eg:premise and eg:conclusion, 
>>>are used) . How about the meaning of these constructs?
>>
>>
>>The  meanings, seems to me, ought to follow from the model 
>>theories. Im not sure what you mean by an unaccepted graph ( 
>>unasserted?) . If it is claimed to be true by an asserted graph, it 
>>IS an asserted graph, right? Asserted (by X)  = claimed (by X) to 
>>be true; so if that includes a claim that Y is true, then Y is 
>>thereby asserted.
>>
>
>no,
>
>g assertBy p .
>
>only entails I(g) when we trust p (for instance if we are p). This is
>the asymmetry of performatives ....
>
>
>At the wedding the bride and groom say "I do" believing their love will
>outlive the universe, whereas those around mutter "it won't last three
>months"

Yes, I spoke carelessly, sorry. I should have said that if X asserts 
that Y is true, then to the extent that X is committed to the 
assertion of Y's truth, X is also committed to the assertion of Y. 
Of course if I don't believe X to be reliable, then I may place no 
more faith in that assertion of Y than I do in anything else X 
asserts.

This all makes sense only if there is a way for one graph to talk 
about the truth of another, which I don't think there is, strictly, 
unless we count owl:imports as a kind of remote assertion.

Pat



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