I’m currently designing a protocol which captures intent, knowledge, and context for each fact entered into a relational database, but I’m not satisfied with my vocabulary for describing what is actually important in the sense of (tracking) credibility of entries and observations made by different actors. I’m thinking about domains of control/permission and authority over subject matters, but am struggling with language. Would anyone recommend any specific materials, projects, or papers that talk towards these topics?

I'm intrigued! Sounds deliciously philosophical and epistemological. Sadly I don't know enough about those topics to point you in the right direct

RDF?

@Ivan Reese I haven’t heard of RDF yet, I may be able to leverage the subject / predicate / object ideas to further develop my understandings. I also liked this topic @Stathis mentioned earlier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provenance#Computer_science Which has language that can be used for the transfer of knowledge. For example, if one actor says “I can see that the sky is blue” (because I know what a sky is from

x

, a color is from

y

, and the predicate from myself).