part of
A core mereological relation. p part_of w if and only if p is a part of w. The inverse of has_part.
has part
The generically dependent content specifying that advantage is the basis of all human motivation, grounding the AdvantageSeekingDisposition class.
realized in
A realizable entity (e.g., role, disposition, function) is realized in some process. r realized_in p if r is borne by some independent continuant during the process p.
realizes
Inverse of realized_in. A process realizes a realizable entity.
realizable entity
A specifically dependent continuant that is exhibited through processes of a special sort that involve its bearer.
process
An occurrent that is the realization of one or more dispositions, or that is performed by one or more participants. Examples: a heartbeat, a lecture, a war.
participates in
A continuant participates in some process.
has participant
spatial region
A continuant that consists of all or some part of space.
independent continuant
A continuant that is a bearer of qualities and other specifically dependent continuants, but is not itself dependent on any other continuant.
specifically dependent continuant
A continuant that depends specifically on some independent continuant for its existence (e.g., a quality of a particular bearer).
generically dependent continuant
A continuant that depends on some bearer or other for its existence, but not on any specific bearer (e.g., the content of a text, which can be realized in many copies).
concretized as
A generically dependent continuant is concretized as a specifically dependent continuant. e.g., the content of a book (gdc) concretized as the ink-pattern of a particular copy (sdc).
concretizes
occurrent
An entity that has temporal parts and that happens, unfolds, or develops through time.
process boundary
A temporal part of a process that is a beginning or ending of the process.
site
An immaterial entity that is a region of three-dimensional space, bounded partly or wholly by material entities.
material entity
An independent continuant that has some portion of matter as part.
located in
A relation between two material entities, where the first is located in the spatial region occupied by the second.
generically depends on
A relation between a generically dependent continuant and any one of a class of bearers of which one or more is required for the continuant to exist.
entity
An entity is anything that exists or has existed or will exist.
temporal region
An occurrent that is a temporal interval or instant. Time itself, considered as having parts.
has continuant part
continuant
An entity that persists, endures, or continues to exist through time while maintaining its identity.
disposition
A realizable entity whose realization is grounded in some specific feature of its bearer (e.g., the disposition of glass to break, the disposition to act virtuously).
has occurrent part
occurrent part of
An occurrent o is part of an occurrent o2.
continuant part of
A continuant c is part of a continuant c2 at all times during which c exists.
spatiotemporal region
An occurrent entity that is part of spacetime.
location of
history
A process that is the sum of all processes taking place in the spatiotemporal region of a particular material entity.
bearer of
An independent continuant that is the bearer of a specifically dependent continuant. b bearer_of s if and only if s specifically_depends_on b.
inheres in
A specifically dependent continuant inheres in its bearer. The inverse of bearer_of.
occupies temporal region
An occurrent o occupies a temporal region t.
first instant of
A zero-dimensional temporal region t is the first instant of an occurrent o.
last instant of
A zero-dimensional temporal region t is the last instant of an occurrent o.
immaterial entity
An independent continuant that has no material entity as part.
role
A realizable entity whose realization is a process triggered by external circumstances rather than by the bearer's intrinsic nature (e.g., the role of judge, the role of student).
quality
A specifically dependent continuant that, in contrast to roles and dispositions, does not require any further realization in order to be exhibited. Examples: a temperature, a color, a shape.
fiat object part
A material entity that is a part of an object delineated by a fiat surface (e.g., the northern hemisphere).
object aggregate
A material entity that consists of a plurality of objects.
object
A material entity that has discrete boundaries and consists of a single causally unified whole.
function
A disposition that exists in virtue of the bearer's physical makeup and is held to a normative standard given the bearer's kind (e.g., the function of the heart to pump blood).
one-dimensional temporal region
A temporal region with extent (an interval).
zero-dimensional temporal region
A temporal region with no extent (an instant).