abstraction
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain abstraction as a category of non-concrete entities, relay philosophical and lexical treatments from reference sources, describe the legal abstractions the WordNet aliases name, and distinguish this sense from abstraction as a cognitive process, from abstract art and from the specific rights the aliases name.
A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance, in the WordNet sense of an abstract entity, which in the lexicon groups legal and social abstractions such as rights, dues, access, entree, the right of cabotage in transport law and the medieval advowson or right to present a priest to a benefice; abstraction in this sense contrasts with concrete objects and events and is a basic category in philosophy, logic and knowledge organisation.
What it is for: Not applicable; a category of entities.
It can be explain the category; relay philosophical treatments; describe the named rights; distinguish related senses.
Distinguishing features
Non-concrete
Top-level category
Legal aliases
Philosophical debate
What it looks like
Not a visible object; an abstract entity.
How it is recognised
Concept not tied to a specific instance
Rights, dues, access, entree, cabotage, advowson
Abstraction as a process is cognitive; abstract art is a style; the aliases are specific legal rights
Related models
is a kind of - in general terms
is contrasted with - a concrete entity
is exemplified by - as a legal abstraction
is studied in - as a category
In practice
Families and kinds
abstract entities in philosophy such as numbers and properties
rights and entitlements as legal abstractions
dues and obligations
rights of access, entree and cabotage
historical rights such as the advowson
Identifiers
WordNet oewn-05844071-n a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Standards and regulation
No regulation; upper ontologies define the category
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing the category with the cognitive process
Treating the WordNet aliases as synonyms
Philosophical disputes presented as settled
Analytical facets
- substance
- information
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- readable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What abstraction means here.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an abstraction as a non-concrete entity, and how does it differ from the cognitive process and from abstract art? definition
- Is the question about the category, a philosophical debate or a specific right named in the aliases? boundary
Aliases
The named rights.
Aliases
Aliases.
- What are rights, dues, access, entree, cabotage and advowson? definition
- Which entry fits the specific right? action
Philosophy Philosophy.
Attribution.
Debate
Abstract objects.
Debate
Debate.
- What do realists, nominalists and others say about abstract objects, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Ontology
Ontologies.
Ontology
Ontology.
- How do upper ontologies and WordNet place abstraction as a category? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Law Legal abstractions.
Regulation.
Rights
Rights and dues.
Rights
Rights.
- How are rights, dues and access conceived in law? provenance
- Which entry fits right? action
Special
Cabotage and advowson.
Special
Special.
- What are cabotage in transport law and the advowson in church law? provenance
- Which entry fits cabotage? action
Context Other senses.
Context.
Process
Abstraction as process.
Process
Process.
- What is abstraction as a cognitive and computing process? provenance
- Which entry fits abstraction (computer science)? action
Art
Abstract art.
Art
Art.
- What is abstract art, and where is it covered? provenance
- Which entry fits abstract art? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should right and advowson be separate primary entries?
- How should philosophical sources be linked?
- The WordNet aliases name specific rights; should they be split off?