The study of diagnostic, visual, spatial, analogical, and temporal reasoning has demonstrated that there are many ways of performing intelligent and creative reasoning that cannot be described with the help only of traditional notions of reasoning such as classical logic. Understanding the contribution of modeling practices to discovery and conceptual change in science requires expanding scientific reasoning to include complex forms of creative reasoning that are not always successful and can lead to incorrect solutions. The study of these heuristic ways of reasoning is situated at the crossroads of philosophy, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, and logic; that is, at the heart of cognitive science. There are several key ingredients common to the various forms of model-based reasoning. The term model comprises both internal and external representations. The models are intended as interpretations of target physical systems, processes, phenomena, or situations. The models are retrieved or constructed on the basis of potentially satisfying salient constraints of the target domain. Moreover, in the modeling process, various forms of abstraction are used. Evaluation and adaptation take place in light of structural, causal, and/or functional constraints. Model simulation can be used to produce new states and enable evaluation of behaviors and other factors. The various contributions of the book are written by interdisciplinary researchers who are active in the area of creative reasoning in science and technology, and are logically and computationally oriented: the most recent results and achievements about the topics above are illustrated in detail in this book.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9781402007910
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96484850
Product Key Features
Author
Claudio Pizzi, L. Magnani, N.J. Nersessian
Publication Name
Logical and Computational Aspects of Model-Based Reasoning
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Computer Science, Mathematics
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
342 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
160mm
Volume
25
Item Weight
643g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Applied Logic Series
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Claudio Pizzi, L. Magnani, N.J. Nersessian
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