Deontic Modality

• CURIE: gmeow:DeonticModality
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/DeonticModality
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/norms
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

The deontic force of a norm — an OPEN value vocabulary (individuals, never subclasses) seeded with obligation (must), prohibition (must not), permission (may), and recommendation (should). Open so that supererogation, exemption, and other forces can join without schema change (Principle 9). Distinct from gmeow:standpointModality (doxastic — what a frame believes) and from gmeow:hasDeterminacy (ontic): deontic modality is what an issuer demands.

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:DeonticModality as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary for the deontic-force axis — the seeded forces (obligation, prohibition, permission, recommendation) a norm declares via gmeow:deonticModality.

Avoid when

• Avoid minting per-force subclasses (forces are individuals) and avoid confusing it with doxastic gmeow:standpointModality (what a frame believes) or ontic gmeow:hasDeterminacy — this axis is what an issuer demands.

How to use

• Reference the seeded modality individuals from a norm; extend the axis for supererogation, exemption, or other forces by minting a fresh gmeow:DeonticModality individual rather than a subclass.

Examples

• ex:supererogation a gmeow:DeonticModality; rdfs:label "supererogation"@en.