E28 Conceptual Object in Version 4.1

Subclass of :

E71 Man-Made Stuff

Superclass of:

E30 Right, E55 Type, E73 Information Object

Scope Note:

This class comprises non-material products of our minds, in order to allow for reasoning about their identity, circumstances of creation and historical implications.

Characteristically, instances of this class are created, invented or thought by someone, and then may be documented or communicated between persons. Instances of E28 Conceptual Object may be found on more than one particular carrier, such as papers, electronic signals, marks, audio media, paintings, photos, human memories, etc.

They cannot be destroyed as long as they exist on at least one carrier or in memory.

Their existence ends when the last carrier is lost. A greater distinction can be made between products having a clear identity, such as a specific text, or photographs, and the ideas and concepts shared and traded by groups of people.

Examples:

Beethoven’s “Ode an die Freude” (Ode to Joy), (E73)
the definition of “ontology” in the Oxford English Dictionary
the knowledge about the victory at Marathon carried by the famous runner

Incoming Direct Properties:

E65 Creation Event. P94 has created (was created by) : E28 Conceptual Object

Inherited properties:

List of properties

Inherited references:

List of references

E5 Event. P12 occurred in the presence of (was present at) : E77 Persistent Item

E7 Activity. P15 was influenced by (influenced) : E1 CRM Entity

E7 Activity. P16 used specific object (was used for) : E70 Stuff

E7 Activity. P17 was motivated by (motivated) : E1 CRM Entity

E7 Activity. P19 was intended use of (was made for) : E71 Man-Made Stuff

E16 Measurement Event. P39 measured (was measured by) : E70 Stuff

E17 Type Assignment. P41 classified (was classified by) : E1 CRM Entity

E24 Physical Man-Made Stuff. P62 depicts (is depicted by) : E1 CRM Entity

E73 Information Object. P67 refers to (is referred to by) : E1 CRM Entity

E31 Document. P70 documents (is documented in) : E1 CRM Entity

E63 Beginning of Existence. P92 brought into existence (was brought into existence by) : E77 Persistent Item

E64 End of Existence. P93 took out of existence (was taken out of existence by) : E77 Persistent Item

E81 Transformation. P123 resulted in (resulted from) : E77 Persistent Item

E81 Transformation. P124 transformed (was transformed by) : E77 Persistent Item

E73 Information Object. P129 is about (is subject of) : E1 CRM Entity

E70 Stuff. P130 shows features of (features are also found on) : E70 Stuff

E83 Type Creation. P136 was based on (supported type creation) : E1 CRM Entity

E55 Type. P137 is exemplified by (exemplifies) : E1 CRM Entity

E36 Visual Item. P138 represents (has representation) : E1 CRM Entity

E13 Attribute Assignment. P140 assigned attribute to (was attributed by) : E1 CRM Entity

E13 Attribute Assignment. P141 assigned (was assigned by) : E1 CRM Entity