oach as a
foundation for a computational artifact (an upper level ontology)&nbsp;
that will be broadly useful and widely accepted.&nbsp; After (and only
after) such an agreement can be reached,&nbsp; the concepts that have already
been examined, described, defined/partially defined, axiomized, etc. can
be properly placed in the new ontology.
<p>This is not a merger of existing ontologies.&nbsp; It is the creation
of a new ontology -- and where appropriate,&nbsp; using some of the content
of existing ontolog