[Person-ontology] Should a Higgins Person-Ontology be based on an upper ontology?

[Schoening, James R Mr CIV USA AMC]

All,

	Please continue ongoing threads, but here's a key question:

	Q: Should a Higgins Person-Ontology be based on an upper
ontology?

	Some potential benefits:

		a. Consistent foundation

		b. Broad-based foundation that will enable extensions
into many domains.  Many domain ontologies might already be developed. 

		c. Should provide many (perhaps most) of the concepts
for the core Person-ontology.

		d. Could be in an expressive language enabling
inferencing.
		
	Thoughts anyone?

Jim Schoening