Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought

Within cognitive science, two approaches currently dominate the problem of modeling representations. The symbolic approach views cognition...
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Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought by Gardenfors, Peter

Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought

$660.07

Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought

$660.07
Author: Peter Gardenfors
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Within cognitive science, two approaches currently dominate the problem of modeling representations. The symbolic approach views cognition as computation involving symbolic manipulation. Connectionism, a special case of associationism, models associations using artificial neuron networks. Peter G rdenfors offers his theory of conceptual representations as a bridge between the symbolic and connectionist approaches.

Symbolic representation is particularly weak at modeling concept learning, which is paramount for understanding many cognitive phenomena. Concept learning is closely tied to the notion of similarity, which is also poorly served by the symbolic approach. G rdenfors's theory of conceptual spaces presents a framework for representing information on the conceptual level. A conceptual space is built up from geometrical structures based on a number of quality dimensions. The main applications of the theory are on the constructive side of cognitive science: as a constructive model the theory can be applied to the development of artificial systems capable of solving cognitive tasks. G rdenfors also shows how conceptual spaces can serve as an explanatory framework for a number of empirical theories, in particular those concerning concept formation, induction, and semantics. His aim is to present a coherent research program that can be used as a basis for more detailed investigations.



Author: Peter Gardenfors
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 01/30/2004
Pages: 318
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780262572194
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Peter Gärdenfors is Professor of Cognitive Science at Lund University, Sweden. He is the author of Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought (MIT Press) and other books.

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