Abstract
AbstractThis paper examines the primitive relations (dependence, quality, and constitution) of the BFO and DOLCE upper ontologies, employed in developing domain ontologies of the biomedical sciences. The strengths in both upper ontologies are examined, which sets a framework for developing a common upper ontology that utilizes the assets of both.
Highlights
Cross-domain reasoning with data can be achieved through successful integration of domain with upper ontology types
Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) is based in realism, whose primitive relations are defined in the Relation Ontology (RO)[3]
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparison of the primitive relations defined for BFO and Descriptive Ontology for Linguistic and Cognitive Engineering (DOLCE)
Summary
Cross-domain reasoning with data can be achieved through successful integration of domain with upper ontology types. Basic Formal Ontology (BFO)[1] and Descriptive Ontology for Linguistic and Cognitive Engineering (DOLCE)[2] are two widely used upper ontologies, especially for the development of ontologies in the biomedical sciences. BFO is based in realism, whose primitive relations are defined in the Relation Ontology (RO)[3]. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparison of the primitive relations defined for BFO and DOLCE.
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