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[Gfo-users] RE(3): Presentation and questions


From: Frank Loebe
Subject: [Gfo-users] RE(3): Presentation and questions
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:57:14 +0100

Hi Gerardo,

apologies for the delay.

> (Gerardo) I'd like to ask you:
> (1) Where can I find an explanation of this distinction, and of each
> stratum's characteristics?

First of all, I think that Roberto Poli has good papers on the theory of
levels of reality, please have a look at his list of publications [1]
(section "Levels of Reality"). I do not have an up-to-date overview of the
items listed there, but could point to "The Basic Problem of the Theory of
Levels of Reality" (Axiomathes 12(3-4):261-283, 2001) for a start.

Apart from that (but due to it), I'm aware of the work of Nicolai Hartmann
on levels, cf. [2] for brief notes referring to his "levels of reality". But
obviously, there are other treatments, sometimes referred to as "integrative
levels" [3].


> (2) Does this distinction imply that GFO is incompatible with monism,
> materialism, or physicalism?

I find this a hard question without further reconciliation of what each of
us understands by these terms. Admittedly, my understanding is limited here,
but as far as I can see there are different variants in all cases.

But to give a tendency, in general, GFO is attuned to pluralism and is
non-reductionistic. I can also hint at the description of the position of
"integrative realism" in this connection, e.g. expounded in [4, sect. 2.5].
BTW, Sect. 2.6 briefly discusses levels of reality, and altogether, [4] is
the most recent introduction to GFO.

Kind regards,
Frank Loebe


[1] http://robertopoli.co.cc/?page_id=12
    (see heading "Levels of Reality")

[2] http://www.ontology.co/hartmannn.htm
    (search for the heading "LEVELS OF REALITY AND LEVELS OF BEING")

[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrative_level


[4] Herre, Heinrich, 2010: "General Formal Ontology (GFO): A Foundational
Ontology for Conceptual Modelling" In Theory and Applications of Ontology,
Springer.

DOI-link:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8847-5_14

Link to a late author version:
http://www.onto-med.de/publications/2010/gfo-basic-principles.pdf



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On
> Behalf Of Gerardo Primero
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 7:48 PM
> To: address@hidden; Frank Loebe
> Subject: Re: [Gfo-users] Presentation and questions
> 
> Thanks for your answers.
> 
> (Frank Loebe) Secondly, GFO follows to some extent the approach of
> distinguishing levels of reality, including (at least) three major (so-
> called) strata ("areas"): the material stratum, the mental/psychological
> stratum and the social stratum. All mentioned notions seem to belong
> mainly to the mental/psychological stratum, possibly intertwined with the
> social stratum.
> 
> (Gerardo) I'd like to ask you:
> (1) Where can I find an explanation of this distinction, and of each
> stratum's characteristics?
> (2) Does this distinction imply that GFO is incompatible with monism,
> materialism, or physicalism?
> 
> Regards,
> Gerardo




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