Customer Review: The Sowa work is important for anyone who designs a knowledge based system with a fairly complex rule structure. The mechanics of programming design of a knowledge system involve metalevel programming. The systems designer writes rules and rules on how to use the rules. A rule has a head, a body... more info
Customer Review: In this book, John Sowa conveys diverse and effective insights within the field of knowledge representation (KR). The frameworks he employs are deeply grounded philosphically. (Sowa's previous work on conceptual structures reactivated and extended the innovative work of Charles Sanders Peirce... more info