Abstract
What does it mean for a database (or any other computer
representation) to ‘model’ reality as it is, was, or might be? If
the database ‘models’ reality in some way, is the same true of its
schema or the underlying data model; and if not, what do they
express? These questions, though more philosophical than technical
in nature, seem crucial to the understanding of data(base)
technology, for it seems that all use of such technology
presupposes one answer or another. In this paper I suggest one way
of explicitly answering them; namely in terms of a Platonist
ontology of abstract entities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of InterSymp-2000 |
| Place of Publication | Windsor |
| Publisher | International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics |
| Publication date | 2000 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| Event | 12th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics - Baden-Baden Duration: 31 Jul 2000 → 5 Aug 2000 Conference number: 12 |
Conference
| Conference | 12th International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics |
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| Number | 12 |
| City | Baden-Baden |
| Period | 31/07/2000 → 05/08/2000 |