Authors: Binny Samuel, Jeffrey Parsons, Roman Lukyanenko
Tags: 2015, cognition, conceptual modeling, database design, information quality, information systems analysis and design, ontology
Many conceptual modeling grammars have been developed since 1970s, all sharing a general assumption of representation by abstraction (e.g., representing generalized knowledge about domains rather than concrete domain objects). This neglects the fundamental role instances play in the composition of reality and in human psychology. In this paper we make a case for building grammars that explicitly recognize the primary role of instances.
Cite as:
Lukyanenko R., Parsons J., and Samuel B. (2015). “Do We Need an Instance-Based Conceptual Modeling Grammar?,” in AIS SIGSAND, Richmond, VA, United States, May 13-15, 2015.
