pm#goal_directed_agent  goal directed causal entity, e.g., a problem solver or an interactional agent
  supertype:  causal_entity  processing_thing
  subtype:  cognitive_agent__cognitiveagent  for example an organization, an animal or an AI-agent
     subtype:  sentient_agent  an agent that has rights but may or may not have responsibilities and the ability to reason; if the latter are present, then the agent is also a cognitive_agent; domesticated animals are an example of sentient_agents that are not also cognitive_agents
        subtype:  cognitive_agent__cognitiveagent  (many specializations)$ sentient_agent with responsibilities and the ability to reason, deliberate, make plans, etc; this is essentially the legal/ethical notion of a person; chimpanzees, gorillas, dolphins, whales, and some extraterrestrials (if they exist) may be cognitive_agents
     subtype:  non_sentient_cognitive_agent  e.g., AI_Agent
        subtype:  social_group  people sharing some social relation
     subtype:  Legal-Agent  agent with legal status, e.g., organizations and people
        subtype:  person_or_organization  this category is for menu-generation purposes
        subtype:  Organization-Unit_or_Organization_or_Person
        subtype:  Awarding-Body

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