Publications

With our publications we cover the most diverse research areas that arise in the field of man, task and technology. In addition to traditional Business Information Systems topics such as knowledge management and business process management, you will also find articles on current topics such as blended learning, cloud computing or smart grids. Use this overview to get an impression of the range and possibilities of research in Business Information Systems at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

Type of Publication: Article in Collected Edition

Epistemological Problems in Working with Ontologies

Author(s):
Schütte, Reinhard; Zelewski, Stephan
Editor:
Callaos, N.; Porter, J.; Rishe, N.
Title of Anthology:
The 6th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI 2002). 14.-18.07.2002, Orlando. Proceedings. Vol. VII: Information Systems Development II
pages:
161-167
Location(s):
Orlando
Publication Date:
2002
Link to complete version:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267642353_Epistemological_Problems_in_Working_with_Ontologies
Citation:
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Abstract

The communication between agents does not only require the exchange of syntactically defined character strings. The agents also need to have a common knowledge background. AIResearch has been pursuing ontologies as an approach of formal language which can also be used to explicate knowledge backgrounds. Ontologies gain a particularly high practical relevance in the scope of the organizational knowledge management. Therefore information systems science has an increasing interest in ontologies. Based on a definition of the term ontology, this paper examines problems of the theory of knowledge and the theory of language, which might be created in the construction of ontologies. Ontologies are interpreted as a special case of conceptual models. Thus, the content of this paper can be applied not only to the strict framework of ontologies, but also to the problems of theory of science in the area of information modeling.