Foundation for a Realist Ontology of Cognitive Processes

In David Kasmier, David Limbaugh & Barry Smith, Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Ontology (ICBO), University at Buffalo, NY (2019)
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Abstract

What follows is a first step towards an ontology of conscious mental processes. We provide a theoretical foundation and characterization of conscious mental processes based on a realist theory of intentionality and using BFO as our top-level ontology. We distinguish three components of intentional mental process: character, directedness, and objective referent, and describe several features of the process character and directedness significant to defining and classifying mental processes. We arrive at the definition of representational mental process as a process that is the bringing into being, sustaining, modifying, or terminating of a mental representation. We conclude by outlining some benefits and applications of this approach.

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Barry Smith
University at Buffalo
David Kasmier
University at Buffalo
David Limbaugh
State University of New York (SUNY)

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