Re: [ontac-forum] Semantics and Ontology ? and semiotics?

["Christopher Spottiswoode" <cms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris, I think we have a small English language problem here - see below...

 

Regards,

Christopher

 

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From: "Chris Menzel" <cmenzel@xxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:24 AM

Subject: RE: [ontac-forum] Semantics and Ontology ? and semiotics?

> Azamat wrote:
> > Your questions are well justified and welcomed. For it must be recognized
> > that the whole enterprise of semantic technology is an otiose undertaking
> > and expansive academic mystification without understanding of the nature
> > of meaning, its critical dimensions, mechanisms and algorithms of
> > representation in computable forms.
>
> Maybe it's just a cultural thing, but do you realize that this translates
> into "Everyone engaged in semantic technology research doesn't have any idea
> what they are talking about"?  Moreover, other of your posts translate
> pretty directly into: "I, on the other hand, Azamat, have it all figured
> out."

I think Azamat's "without" in this bit above, "[...] is an otiose undertaking and expansive academic mystification without understanding of [...]", means "unless there is an" rather than "lacking", which might be how you have read it.

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