Re: The Semantic Web-Life Sciences SW-LS (W3C; World Wide Web Consortium)

[Tim Gwinn <***>]

Hmm, I wonder if SW could support self-referential loops. Since it is
computationally-based, I am inclined to think not. Otherwise, it would end
up in an infinite algorithmic loop, trying to resolve referents, it would
seem to me. I suspect this kind of system could only be hierarchical in
nature. It could be a flexible hierarchy, though, taking contexts into
account. Kinda reminds me a little of Marvin Minsky's 'frames' in early
AI....

Regards,
Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROSEN Forum [mailto:*** Behalf Of Judith
> Rosen
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 4:29 PM
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> Subject: Re: The Semantic Web-Life Sciences SW-LS (W3C; World Wide Web
> Consortium)
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>
> What interests me about it is that they are talking about the semantics of
> the metadata (data about the data), not necessarily the semantics
> about what
> the original data referred to. This is all about identifying and locating
> data on the web. So they are creating a system of language to refer to
> aspects identifying the data; that's the semantics they're talking about
> here. I find it kind of fascinating... It looks to me like they're talking
> about creating reference loops. It could ultimately create a new kind of
> self-referential system, in some sense, based on function. Kinda nifty....
>
> Judith