ing some of the content
of existing ontologies in a principled way.&amp;nbsp; If the concept(s) and
its relation(s) have been considered for use in one ontology, the
intellectual
capital this represents is a huge advantage over starting from scratch,
even if the concept is used differently or not at all.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;p&gt;A criticism of this method is that after 2500 years of disputation,
it may seem overly optimistic to expect agreement on basic philosophical
/ logical issues - currently there are strong 