Principlev1

Create named abstractions for structurally identical schemas

Create named abstractions for structurally identical schemas across domains, then link domain-specific instances to the abstraction rather than deleting them.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize knowledge), Abstraction Necessarily Discards Information (abstraction retains selected features), and Abstraction Requires Grounding (abstract representations need grounding). This is prescriptive about the specific architecture for handling redundancy. It's actionable and preserves both abstraction and application.

Source Lessons

L-0385

Integration reveals redundancy

When you connect your schemas you discover that many are variations of the same underlying idea.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomSchemas as Knowledge Organization Structures AxiomAbstraction Necessarily Discards Information AxiomAbstraction Requires Grounding

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