Latest Release Completes the Free Distribution of A Knowledge Representation Practionary

As of today, I have completed the release of all chapters and appendices separately as well as the full book of A Knowledge Representation Practionary. These free PDFs are the author’s preprint versions. Today’s release is of the full book. The AKRP page provides the specific links.

A Knowledge Representation Practionary is a major work on knowledge representation based on the insights of Charles S. Peirce, shown at age 20 in 1859, who was the 19th century founder of American pragmatism, and also a logician, scientist, mathematician, and philosopher of the first rank. The book follows Peirce’s practical guidelines and universal categories in a structured approach to knowledge representation that captures differences in events, entities, relations, attributes, types, and concepts. Besides the ability to capture meaning and context, the Peircean approach is also well-suited to machine learning and knowledge-based artificial intelligence.

Springer subscribers still have free access to the official version of the book in PDF form and for $25 can obtain a softcover, printed version. However, for all others, please refer to the AKRP page for access details on the preprint PDFs.

I Release the Final Chapters from A Knowledge Representation Practionary

I have completed the release of the final four chapters from my book, A Knowledge Representation Practionary, as free PDF downloads in the author’s preprint version. The preprints are the last complete version before final editing and formatting by the publisher.

In this release, I have completed the release of all AKRP chapters by adding: 5. The Precepts, 8. KR Vocabulary and Languages, 11. Knowledge Graphs and Bases, and 14. Testing and Best Practices.

Springer subscribers still have free access to the official version of the book in PDF form and for $25 can obtain a softcover, printed version. However, for all others, please refer to the AKRP page for access details on all of the preprint, free chapters.

Five More Chapters from AKRP Now Available

I have added five more chapters from my book, A Knowledge Representation Practionary, as free PDF downloads in the author’s (preprint) version.

In this latest release, I have added these chapters: 4. The Opportunity, 7. A KR Terminology, 10. Modular, Expandable Typologies, 13. Building Out the System, and 16. Potential Uses in Depth.

This latest release continues the process to release all of the book chapters in the author’s version. I welcome your feedback and comments.

Springer subscribers still have free access to the official version of the book in PDF form and for $25 can obtain a softcover, printed version. However, for all others, please refer to my standard AKRP page for updates on additional free chapters.

More Chapters from A Knowledge Representation Practionary Now Available in Author’s Version

I am adding five more chapters from my book, A Knowledge Representation Practionary, as free PDF downloads in the author’s version. This is the last complete version before final editing and formatting by the publisher.

In this release, I am adding these chapters: 3. The Situation, 6. The Universal Categories, 9. Keeping the Design Open, 12. Platforms and Knowledge Management, and 15. Potential Uses in Breadth.

My intent over the next few months is to release all of the book chapters in the author’s version. I’d love to hear your feedback!

Springer subscribers still have free access to the official version of the book in PDF form and for $25 can obtain a softcover, printed version. However, for all others, please refer to my standard AKRP page for updates on additional free chapters.

Selected Chapters from A Knowledge Representation Practionary Now Available in Author’s Version

Selected chapters from my new book, A Knowledge Representation Practionary, are now available for free download. The chapters include the preface, introduction, second chapter, and conclusion, as well as all three book appendices. I will be releasing further chapters for free over time.

These versions are my author’s complete versions before final editing and formatting by Springer. Though I liked the idea of being selected by a major publisher, I was quite disappointed at the high price point picked by Springer for the hardback book. I am new to the publishing game, but will not make the mistake again of having my work placed behind unscalably high price walls. My articles on this blog have been free from Day One and I only tried advertising for a very short period of time. Information is meant to be accessed and used, not sequestered behind paywalls. No author of a specialty book, as is mine, should expect to make any meaningful royalties. The objective should be to be read, not become rich.

These author’s versions are essentially the same as what is in the final, published product. I do ask, however, if you cite them that you refer to the official Springer version. Here is a link to a sample chapter reference in various metadata formats.

Springer subscribers still have free access to the official version of the book in PDF form and for $25 can obtain a softcover, printed version. However, for all others, please refer to my standard AKRP page for updates on additional free chapters.