foundation
Let an agent handle foundation as an abstract basis in reasoning, relationships and organisations, and separate the concrete and institutional senses.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Reasoning Arguments.
Premises
Basis of claims.
Premises
Premises.
- What are the foundational premises of this argument? definition
- Are they supported by evidence? boundary
Disciplines
Foundations of fields.
Disciplines
Foundations of disciplines.
- What are the foundations of this field, such as axioms in mathematics? provenance
- Are they debated? boundary
Social Common ground.
Common ground
Agreement.
Common ground
Common ground.
- What common ground do the parties share? definition
- How can it be used to move a discussion forward? action
Grass roots
Support.
Grass roots
Grass-roots support.
- What is the grass-roots basis of this movement, according to sources? provenance
- How is it measured? measurement
Language Usage.
Usage
Word choice.
Usage
Usage.
- Is foundation, basis or ground the best word here? action
- Does the register suit the text? boundary
Translation
Other languages.
Translation
Translation.
- Which word conveys this abstract sense in another language? provenance
- Could it be confused with a concrete sense? boundary
Senses Disambiguation.
Building
Structural foundation.
Building
Building sense.
- Is the foundation of a building meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Organisation
Charitable foundation.
Organisation
Organisation and cosmetic senses.
- Is a charitable foundation or cosmetic foundation meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- noun.relation
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.REL
- Facets: substance
- abstract
- Facets: origin
- conceptual
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- footing, basis, ground, common ground, grass roots
What it is Filled
The basis on which something is grounded or built, such as the premises of an argument, the principles of a theory or the common ground shared by people, as in the foundation of a friendship or grass-roots support; distinct from building foundations, charitable foundations and cosmetic foundation.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle foundation as an abstract basis in reasoning, relationships and organisations, and separate the concrete and institutional senses.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Underlying basis
- Supports what rests on it
- Can be examined or questioned
- Many concrete senses exist
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Misrepresent the premises of someone else's argument to attack it.
- Present contested principles as settled foundations.
- Invent common ground between people that they have not agreed to.
Only with a human decision
- Committing people to shared principles in an agreement.
May
- Identify and state the premises or principles an argument or theory rests on.
- Point out where a claimed foundation is weak or unsupported.
Moral aspects Filled
- What a community treats as its foundation decides whose views count.
- Arguments that hide their premises can mislead people.
Who is affected
- People in a debate
- Communities that share principles
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the concept; it belongs to whoever reasons from it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-00032220-n - registry parent class
related
- relation - category
- premise - reasoning
- common ground - social basis
- foundation (building) - another sense
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.foundation
- Open English WordNet: oewn-13812924-n
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Phrases such as the foundation of
- Premises and principles
- A building foundation is a structural element
- Not physical in this sense; expressed in premises, principles and shared values.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify the foundations of an argument or theory
- find common ground in discussions
- use the word accurately
- separate building, charity and cosmetic senses
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unexamined assumptions
- Confusing senses in translation
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- No specific regulation
Context of use required Filled
- Describing what supports or justifies something.
- logical and evidential foundations
- foundations of a discipline
- common ground
- grass-roots support
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-13812924-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: foundation - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should common ground be a separate entry?
- How should foundations of disciplines be linked?
- How should concrete senses be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-foundation/spec.json