Michele Pasin / Quotes

Why historical periods are hard to define

The complex and multidimensional notion of cultural (historical or archaeological) period makes quite difficult a definition and a formal analysis of period and generally a relative chronological documentation.

Saved 26 February 2013

#cultural-period #period #notion #documentation #definition

Progressive teaching demands more planning, not less

Dewey was concerned that many teachers of his time were claiming to be part of progressive education merely because they departed from more traditional…

Theories of Childhood, Second Edition (Carol Garhart Mooney) #teaching #education #documentation

What counts as a topic depends on the application

Exactly what one chooses to regard as topics in any particular application will vary according to the needs of the application, the nature of the information…

The Tao Of Topic Maps #topic #Court #law #documentation

A turning point in the history of semiotics

Despite all the internal ruptures and inconsistencies, Augustine's doctrine of sign is based on a definition of the sign that, for the first time, intends to…

Medieval Semiotics (meier-oeser, Stephan) #linguistic-signs #history-of-semiotics #doctrine #semiotics #notion

Artifacts have proper functions

notion of (technical) artifact. We are aware that many such notions have been discussed in the literature, but the one by Baker [20] works well for us…

Towards An Ontology Of Software: A Requirements Engineering Perspective #artifacts #objects #notion #function

Control; productivity

The notion of control arises in the context of productivity. Maturana talks about 3 main modes in which we can act and these 3 are distinguished largely in…

Life, The Multiverse And Everything: An Introduction To The Ideas Of Humberto Maturana Interpreting Maturana #Maturana #notion #mode

Description logic vs other formalisms

A Description Logic (DL) models concepts, roles and individuals, and their relationships.The fundamental modeling concept of a DL is the axiom - a logical…

Description Logic - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia #concept #terminology #community #notion