The Secular Library Classification system suggests a semantic pattern that can be used to present a comprehensible system of explicit knowledge, which should benefit humanity.
General Taxonomy Nomenclature Correction
In philosophy class, Ontology tends to be an unwitting exploration of classification theories under the auspices of the study of existence. In practical terms, Ontology is the entirety of recorded knowledge, just lacking a reliable classification system.
Taxonomy is the listing of knowledge. Whereas Epistemology is the study of knowledge theories, Taxonomy is the practical representation of theories using visual cues to distinguish the categories of knowledge.
A category is the unit of a taxonomy.
Class is the level of categories in a hierarchical taxonomy.
Attributes are the basic categories (metadata) used to identify positions in a collation.
Classification is the set of rules for distinguishing classes of categories. (As of 26-03-02, Wikipedia still equates classification with categorization.)
Correlations are the coordinate system derived from the ordinate comparison of advanced sets of a collation. Similar to Plato's Theory of Forms, which
SLC class system
The Secular Library Classification system is divided into seven partitions. The first partition, zero, and designated "Reality," introduces the rules for navigating the remaining realms of knowledge.
Realms are the largest conceptual systems. Realms do not exist and are indistinguishable.
General Categories are the independent entities that comprise the specific Realms. The general categories exist and are distinguishable. exemplars
Collation is the seven-element list of the primary concepts. The primary concepts do not exist, but are distinguishable. The collation is used to organize the system of realms and general categories. prototypes
