Basic Problems of Mereotopology

Abstract

Mereotopology is today regarded as a major tool for ontological analysis, and for many good reasons.There are, however, a number of open questions that call for an answer.Some of them are philosophical, others have direct import for applications, but all are crucial for a proper assessment of the strengths and limits of mereotopology.This paper is an attempt to put some order into this still untamed area of research.I will not attempt any answers.But I shall try to give an idea of the problems, and of their relevance for the systematic development of formal ontological theories.

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