The Integrative Levels Classification as a Knowledge Organization System and Gnoli's Ontology

Abstract

　The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the Integrative Levels Classification (ILC) as a knowledge organization system (KOS) and Claudio Gnoli's ontology (pluralism), based on a literature analysis. The results of the examination in this paper reveal two things about the relationship between the Integrative Levels Classification and Gnoli's ontology. One is that while Gnoli's ontology can indeed order all objects of research in the Integrative Levels Classification, it is not the only such ontology. In other words, it means that even if one admits abstract entities, the required abstract entities are not necessarily entities such as mentefacts. The other is that Gnoli's ontology can indeed also assess the status of knowledge as objects of study, although even in this regards, such an ontology is not limited to Gnoli's.