On Sommersian Concept Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.24310/metyper.31.2024.16966Keywords:
Ontology, category mistake, semantic treeAbstract
In this contribution we explore in what sense Sommers’ tree theory, a novel philosophical tool, could be useful for Formal Concept Analysis. Basically, we argue that Sommers’ theory is instrumental for the latter insofar as it helps avoid category mistakes. To reach this goal we start by recalling the basic notions of Formal Concept Analysis, then we provide a primer on Sommers’ tree theory and, finally, we informally explore what we call Sommersian Concept Analysis.
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