Applications of Conceptual Spaces: The Case for Geometric by Frank Zenker,Peter Gärdenfors

By Frank Zenker,Peter Gärdenfors

This quantity presents an summary of purposes of conceptual areas thought, starting with an creation to the modeling software that unifies the chapters. the 1st part explores problems with linguistic semantics, together with audio system’ negotiation of which means. extra sections tackle computational and ontological elements of making conceptual areas, whereas the ultimate part seems to be at philosophical functions. domain names comprise synthetic intelligence and robotics, epistemology and philosophy of technology, lexical semantics and pragmatics, agent-based simulation, perspectivism, framing, distinction, sensory modalities, and song, between others.

This assortment offers proof of the huge program variety of this conception of data illustration. The papers during this quantity derive from foreign specialists throughout various fields together with philosophy, cognitive technology, linguistics, robotics, computing device technological know-how and geography. each one contributor has effectively utilized conceptual areas conception as a modeling software of their respective parts of workmanship. Graduates in addition to researchers within the components of epistemology, linguistics, geometric wisdom illustration, and the mathematical modeling of cognitive tactics should still locate this booklet of specific interest.

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