PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

This work takes steps towards situating the concepts relevant to _explanation_ and _understanding_ in explanatory interactions within the scope of Basic Formal Ontology. We introduce novel ontological accounts of _understanding_ and _explanation_ in BFO-terms, which foster a shared conceptualization of explanations and explainee's understanding during explainer-explainee interactions. This approach also enables the tracking of different aspects of understanding and explanation through cognitive profiling of various measurable aspects under the heading of _process profile_ in BFO. Additionally, we differentiate between the private mental process of understanding and _understanding displays_. Finally, we characterize the relationship between understanding displays and explanations.