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The Interconnection Between Artifacts and Realizables Entities
Auteur(s)
Fumiaki Toyoshima
Universite de Neuchatel
Adrien Barton
IRIT, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Cr Rose Dieng-Kuntz, 31400 Toulouse, France
Date Issued
2024
Journal
FOUST VIII: 8th Workshop on Foundational Ontology, 10th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO 2024), co-located with FOIS 2024, 08-09 July 2024 (online) and 15-19 July 2024 (University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands)
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1
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14
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Abstract
Artifacts remain nebulous entities, notwithstanding their relevance to various domains such as engineering, art and archeology. In this paper we investigate the interconnection between artifacts and realizable entities, as illustrated by dispositions, functions, and roles within the framework of the upper ontology Basic Formal Ontology (BFO). More concretely, we propose the notions of canonical artifact (something that is intentionally produced for some purpose) and usefact (something that is intended to be used for some non-original purpose) which can correspond to various usages of the term “artifact”. We also characterize them in terms of intentional realizable entities and novel realizable entities: material canonical artifacts and material usefacts can be analyzed in terms of novel intentional realizable entities and a special kind of non-novel intentional realizable entities, respectively.
Publication type
journal article
