rule
Let an agent explain what rules are and how they function, distinguish rules from laws, norms, principles and guidelines, relay how rules are made, interpreted and enforced in different domains, and help draft and check rules.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Concept What a rule is.
Definition
Definition and distinctions.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a rule, and how does it differ from a law, a norm, a principle and a guideline? definition
- Is the question about a rule in a game, an organisation, law, language or computing? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of rule exist, and how do their sources and sanctions differ? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Draft Making rules.
Write
Drafting.
Write
Write.
- How are clear, consistent rules drafted for a given purpose? action
- What rules apply in the case in question? measurement
Check
Checking rules.
Check
Check.
- How can rules be checked for gaps, conflicts and unintended effects? action
- Which entry fits legislative drafting? action
Apply Interpretation and enforcement.
Interpretation
Interpretation.
Interpretation
Interpretation.
- How are rules interpreted when their wording and purpose diverge, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Enforcement
Enforcement.
Enforcement
Enforcement.
- How are rules enforced in games, organisations and law? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Theory Theory and formal rules.
Philosophy
Philosophy of rules.
Philosophy
Philosophy.
- How do philosophers such as Wittgenstein and Hart treat rules and rule-following? provenance
- Which entry fits philosophy of law? action
Formal
Formal rules.
Formal
Formal.
- How are rules represented in logic, grammar and rule-based systems? provenance
- Which entry fits rule-based system? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
What it is Filled
A prescribed statement of what must, may or must not be done, or of how something is to be done, set by an authority, an agreement or a practice and communicated to those it binds, as in the rules of a game, an organisation, a legal system, a language or a formal procedure; rules differ from laws in generality and source, from norms in being explicit, and from principles in being specific, and the registry classes a rule as a message and an artificial object.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain what rules are and how they function, distinguish rules from laws, norms, principles and guidelines, relay how rules are made, interpreted and enforced in different domains, and help draft and check rules.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Explicit and prescriptive
- Source of authority
- Scope of application
- Enforcement or sanction
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Invent a rule or present a habit as a binding rule.
- Apply a rule against its evident purpose where that causes harm, without raising it.
- Enforce a rule against people who could not have known it.
- Change a shared rule set without the authority that owns it.
Only with a human decision
- Granting an exception or penalty under a rule that affects a person.
May
- State a rule exactly as written, with its source and the authority that set it.
- Point out ambiguity or conflict between rules.
- Apply a rule it has been given to tasks it is authorized to do, explaining the result.
Moral aspects Filled
- Rules can protect fairness or entrench injustice; their purpose matters.
- Rigid automated enforcement can punish people for cases the rule did not foresee.
Who is affected
- People bound by rules
- Rule makers
- People seeking exceptions
Owners Filled
Steward
The authority, organisation or parties that set it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q16686448 - registry parent class
- Q628523 - registry parent class
related
- message - in registry terms
- artificial object - in registry terms
- norm - which may be implicit
- law - rules of a legal system
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.rule
- Wikidata: Q1151067 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1151067)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Explicit prescription of conduct or procedure
- Set by an authority, agreement or practice
- Laws are rules of a legal system; norms may be implicit; principles are general
- Not a visible object; statements in rulebooks, statutes, codes and instructions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the concept and kinds
- distinguish from related concepts
- relay how rules are made and enforced
- help draft and check rules
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Ambiguous or conflicting rules
- Rules unknown to those bound
- Rigid application against purpose
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Legislative drafting standards
- Rulebooks of sports and organisations
- Standards for formal rule languages in computing
Context of use required Filled
- Guiding and constraining conduct or procedure.
- rules of games and sports
- organisational and procedural rules
- legal rules and regulations
- grammatical and linguistic rules
- formal rules in logic and computing
- rules of thumb and heuristics as looser forms
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1151067: rule - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (de): Regel (Richtlinie) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should legal rule and game rule be separate entries?
- How should drafting standards be linked?
- Is the registry classification as artificial object appropriate?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1151067/spec.json