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Similarity-based reasoning in conceptual spaces [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Whereas the validity of deductive inferences can be characterized in terms of their logical form, this is not true for all inferences that appear pre-theoretically valid.
Igor Douven +4 more
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Interacting Conceptual Spaces [PDF]
Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, 2016 We propose applying the categorical compositional scheme of [6] to conceptual space models of cognition. In order to do this we introduce the category of convex relations as a new setting for categorical compositional semantics, emphasizing the convex ...
Josef Bolt +5 more
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Conceptual Spaces of the Immune System [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2016 The immune system can be looked at as a cognitive system. This is often done inanalogy to the neuro-psychological system. Here, it is demonstrated that the cognitivefunctions of the immune system can be properly described within a new theory ofcognitive ...
Walter Fierz
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Events and Causal Mappings Modeled in Conceptual Spaces [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 The aim of the article is to present a model of causal relations that is based on what is known about human causal reasoning and that forms guidelines for implementations in robots. I argue for two theses concerning human cognition.
Peter Gärdenfors, Peter Gärdenfors
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Task-relevant representational spaces in human memory traces. [PDF]
PLoS Computational BiologyDuring encoding, stimuli are embedded into memory traces that allow for their later retrieval. However, we cannot remember every aspect of our experiences. Here, we show that memory traces consist of multidimensional representational spaces whose formats
Rebekka Heinen +3 more
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Reading a Ghazal from Hafez with a Cognitive Poetic Approach [PDF]
مطالعات زبانی و بلاغی, 2020 This study analyzes one of Hafez’s lyrics, with the approach of cognitive poetics, based on the ideas of Margaret Freeman (2002), Fauconnier (2002) and Turner (2005).
Zahra Sayedyazdi
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Mathematics, 2023 With the rapid growth of social media, textual content is increasingly growing. Unstructured texts are a rich source of latent spatial information. Extracting such information is useful in query processing, geographical information retrieval (GIR), and ...
Omid Reza Abbasi +2 more
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The Analysis of Metaphors of Saadi’s Boostan Based on Conceptual Blending Theory [PDF]
̒Ilm-i Zabān, 2020 The aim of the present study study is to describe and analyze the conceptual domains used in metaphors of Saadi’s Boostan based on conceptual blending theory as presented by Fauconnier and Turner (1998, 2002).
Abbas Ali Ahangar +2 more
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Relational Structure of Conceptual Spaces
Proceedings, 2021 Concepts play an important role in human culture, forming explicit and implicit conceptual spaces. The goal of this paper is to explore the structural organization of information in conceptual spaces.
Mark Burgin, José María Díaz-Nafría
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Reasoning with Expectations About Causal Relations
Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, 2022 Reasoning is not just following logical rules, but a large part of human reasoning depends on our expectations about the world. To some extent, non-monotonic logic has been developed to account for the role of expectations.
Gärdenfors Peter
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