A Formal Semantics for Concept Understanding Relying on Description Logics

Farshad Badie

2017

Abstract

In this research, Description Logics (DLs) will be employed for logical description, logical characterisation, logical modelling and ontological description of concept understanding in terminological systems. It’s strongly believed that using a formal descriptive logic could support us in revealing logical assumptions whose discovery may lead us to a better understanding of ‘concept understanding’. The Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) model as an appropriate model of increasing complexity of humans’ understanding has supported the formal analysis.

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Badie F. (2017). A Formal Semantics for Concept Understanding Relying on Description Logics . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 2: ICAART, ISBN 978-989-758-220-2, pages 42-52. DOI: 10.5220/0006113800420052


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@conference{icaart17,
author={Farshad Badie},
title={A Formal Semantics for Concept Understanding Relying on Description Logics},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 2: ICAART,},
year={2017},
pages={42-52},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006113800420052},
isbn={978-989-758-220-2},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 2: ICAART,
TI - A Formal Semantics for Concept Understanding Relying on Description Logics
SN - 978-989-758-220-2
AU - Badie F.
PY - 2017
SP - 42
EP - 52
DO - 10.5220/0006113800420052