Philosophical Research:Data model

Notes for a full page later

• elementary Items: z, s
  • these Entities often have the purpose of linking to descriptions of elementary observable concepts in other databases such as Wikidata, Wikipedia, and Fandom wikis.
  • at times, elementary Items can form their own definitions through set-theory Properties modeling an object's structure: nucleon - consists of components - quark - at order of magnitude - on average 3 (quantum physics).
• Statement Items: z2, s2, f2
  • these Items express concrete, hypothetical, or purely-counterfactual relationships between elementary Items.
  • this is a somewhat different way of doing things than Wikidata does them. it means that at an internal level, the whole notion of named Claims could possibly be replaced with regular Items with shorter ID strings.
  • relying on Statement Items has the advantage of making the SeaTurtle approach more viable.
  • it also has the advantage of making it easier to achieve SPoV from the beginning. Statement Items inherently promote the emergence of plural ontologies suitable for modeling a real world of competing plural philosophies and models.
• Sign Entities ­— these may or may not replace regular Items if we can get them up and running in a sufficiently short period of time. pending a finished design of course

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• [1] - SQL tables versus RDF. I just like this page, I think it's neat