Towards a Deontic Cognitive Event Ontology

Abstract. Although there have been efforts to integrate Semantic Web technologies and Cognitive Science approaches, they are still relatively isolated. Herein we introduce a new ontology framework supporting representation and reasoning on complex cognitive information using Semantic Web tools. The framework consists of four parts: an event ontology for information about actions and events, an epistemic ontology containing facts about knowledge, belief, perception and communication, an ontology about future intentions and desires, and, finally, a deontic ontology for modeling obligations. The structure of the ontology framework is derived from the syntax of the Deontic Cognitive Event Calculus