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#$Agent agents (tangible things)
The collection of #$Agent-Generics (q.v.) that are
not tangible artifacts (cf. #$AgentiveArtifact). #$Agent includes all
naturally-occurring agents (e.g. #$Persons and #$Animals), any
#$SupernaturalBeings (q.v.), and #$Organizations.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$Agent-Generic #$CompositeTangibleAndIntangibleObject
direct generalization of:
#$PerceptualAgent
#$SocialBeing
#$GeographicalAgent #$Animal
#$IndividualAgent individuals
(things existing stably in time)
An instance of #$ExistingObjectType
and a specialization of #$Agent-Generic. Each instance of #$IndividualAgent
is an instance of #$Agent-Generic that is not itself a group
composed of other instances of #$Agent-Generic. Notable
specializations of #$IndividualAgent
include #$Person
and #$Animal. Note
that #$Organization
is not a specialization of #$IndividualAgent,
since instances of #$Organization
are groups composed of other instances of #$Agent-Generic.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of: #$Agent-Generic
direct generalization of:
#$PerceptualAgent
#$Cyclist #$DivineBeing #$SupernaturalBeing
#$IntelligentAgent intelligent agents
A specialization of #$Agent-Generic (q.v.) whose
instances are all (non-artifactual) agents capable of
knowing and acting, and of employing their knowledge in
their actions. An intelligent agent #$knowsAbout
certain things, and having #$beliefs (and
possibly #$goals)
concerning those things may influence its actions. As with
agents generally, an intelligent agent might be a single
individual or might consist of a group of individual agents
(see #$MultiIndividualAgent). Thus persons are intelligent
agents, and so are certain social beings like business and
government organizations. Some non-human instances of #$Vertebrate that
seem to be sentient and somewhat intelligent, such as
(arguably) dogs and horses, can also be considered
intelligent agents. Note that a genuinely intelligent
machine (if or when such a thing exists) would be an
#$AgentiveArtifact (q.v.), and thus _not_ an #$IntelligentAgent,
as these two collections are disjoint.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of: #$Agent-Generic
direct generalization of:
#$SocialBeing
#$Angry #$Listless #$Calm #$Relaxed #$Disappointed
#$Jealous #$Satisfied #$Excited #$Grateful #$Shameful
#$Lonely #$Hostile #$Contemptuous #$Fearful
#$SelfConfident #$Proud #$Happy #$Nervous #$Resentful
#$Surprised #$Restless #$Disgusted #$Bored #$Frustrated
#$Dissatisfied #$Sad #$Hopeful #$DivineBeing #$Leader
#$SupernaturalBeing
#$PerceptualAgent perceptual agents
The collection of all sentient agents. Instances of
#$PerceptualAgent
are #$IndividualAgents
(q.v.) capable of performing acts of #$Perceiving
(q.v.). In many cases information that a perceptual agent
gathers through perceiving can influence certain other of
the agent's actions.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$Agent #$IndividualAgent
direct generalization of:
#$Animal
#$SocialBeing social agents
The specialization of #$IntelligentAgent
whose instances are beings whose existence is acknowledged
within some social system. (Thus, the extent of #$SocialBeing
will vary with the social context.) Social beings are able
to perform social roles in the systems that recognize them.
Some notable specializations of #$SocialBeing are
#$Person, #$LegalAgent, and
#$Organization.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$Agent #$IntelligentAgent
direct generalization of:
#$MedicalCareProvider
#$LegalAgent
#$JudicialAgent
#$MedicalPatient #$Organization
#$LegalAgent legal agents
A specialization of #$Agent. Each instance
of #$LegalAgent
is an agent who has some status in a particular legal
system. At the very least, such an agent is recognized by
some legal authority as having some kinds of rights and/or
responsibilities as an agent (e.g., #$citizens of
Germany), or as being subject to certain restrictions and
penalties (e.g., a company that has been blacklisted by
Iraq). Thus, instances of #$LegalAgent
include agents that may have property rights, may be taxed,
may have a government identification number, may be sued,
may have an address, or may buy or sell. Note that
membership in this collection is very much dependent upon
context. In some societies, only adult males and various
kinds of state-run organizations would be included in #$LegalAgent.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$SocialBeing
direct generalization of:
#$Person #$InternationalOrganization
#$Vendor #$LegalGovernmentOrganization
#$LawEnforcementOrganization
#$LegalCorporation #$CommercialOrganization
#$GeopoliticalEntity
#$Organization organizations (agents)
The collection of all organizations. Each instance
of #$Organization
is a group whose group-members are instances of #$IntelligentAgent.
In each instance of #$Organization,
certain relationships and obligations exist between the
members of the organization, or between the organization and
its members. Instances of #$Organization
include both informal and legally constituted organizations.
Each instance of #$Organization
can undertake projects, enter into agreements, own property,
and do other tasks characteristic of agents; consequently,
#$Organization
is a specialization of the collection #$Agent. Notable
specializations of #$Organization
include #$LegalGovernmentOrganization,
#$CommercialOrganization,
and #$GeopoliticalEntity.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$SocialBeing #$Artifact-Generic #$MultiIndividualAgent #$InanimateThing-NonNatural
direct generalization of:
#$OrganizationWithIndividualClients
#$OrganizationWithBusinessClients
#$ConstructionRepairOrMaintenanceOrganization
#$FoodAndBeverageOrganization #$InsuranceOrganization
#$TransportationOrganization #$TravelOrganization
#$GovernmentAgency #$Partnership #$IndependentOrganization
#$AirportOrganization
#$SoleProprietorship #$OrganizationWithBusinessCustomers
#$OrganizationWithIndividualCustomers
#$FinancialOrganization
#$Court-Judicial
#$MilitaryOrganization
#$ServiceOrganization
#$ContactPointSubOrganization
#$ActivityTypeFocusGroup #$EntertainmentOrRecreationOrganization
#$EducationalOrganization
#$HealthcareOrganization #$AdvocacyOrganization
#$PrivateSectorOrganization #$GovernmentalOrganization #$ManufacturingOrganization
#$ResearchOrganization
#$NationalOrganization
#$InternationalOrganization
#$PoliticalOrganization
#$ReligiousOrganization
#$LocalOrganization
#$LawEnforcementOrganization
#$NonProfitOrganization
#$LegalCorporation #$CommercialOrganization
#$SellingOrganization
#$SingleSiteOrganization
#$OrganizationOfPeopleOnly #$GeopoliticalEntity
#$Person people (hominids)
The collection of all human beings. Something is an
instance of #$Person just in case
it is a member of the species Homo Sapiens, and thus #$Person is an
instance of #$BiologicalSpecies
in the #$BiologyMt. Persons are the most intelligent kind of
#$Primate,
and the only kind known to be naturally capable of speaking
a language. #$Person excludes
non-human legal persons, who are, however, included in the
collection #$LegalAgent.
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direct instance of:
#$BiologicalSpecies
direct specialization of:
#$Omnivore #$LegalAgent #$HumanOccupationConstructResident #$HomoGenus
direct generalization of:
#$UnemployedPerson
#$PersonWithOccupation
#$Student #$Athlete #$HumanAdult #$MalePerson #$FemalePerson
#$HumanChild #$UnitedStatesPerson
#$Leader
#$PersonWithOccupation professionals (people)
The collection of persons who have a (skilled or
unskilled) occupation. Most (but not all) instances of #$PersonWithOccupation
spend a significant part of their waking hours doing
activities that are characteristic of their occupations.
Typically their actions are performed for pay (but not
always: consider a starving artist who is unable to sell any
of her works). Note that a #$PersonWithOccupation
need not be working over the entire duration of when s/he
has an occupation; e.g. college professors on summer break
and the temporarily unemployed still have occupations. Most
reified specializations of #$PersonWithOccupation
classify workers according to their job titles, the kinds of
work they perform, or the skills involved; while a few
exploit other (usually quite broad) features of their
working lives (e.g. #$SelfEmployedWorker
and #$DeskWorker).
But note that many collections corresponding to what are
colloquially considered professions or occupations (e.g.
#$Lifeguard, #$StockBroker, #$Housekeeper, and many others)
are _not_ specializations of #$PersonWithOccupation,
as those collections include people for whom the work in
question is not their occupation.
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direct instance of:
#$ExistingObjectType
direct specialization of:
#$Person
direct generalization of:
#$OrganizationRepresentative #$SalesPerson
#$Farmer
#$FoodProfessional
#$Consultant
#$Executive
#$Researcher
#$MedicalCareProfessional
#$BusinessPerson
#$LawEnforcementOfficer
#$President-HeadOfGovernmentOrHeadOfState
#$SelfEmployedWorker
#$EntertainmentOrArtsProfessional
#$Scientist
#$DeskWorker
#$LegalProfessional
#$PrivateSectorEmployee
#$Engineer #$AcademicProfessional
#$BlueCollarWorker
#$Employee
A Hierarchical View Of Agent And Its Subsets
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