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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349539103321

Titolo

Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology : Inferential Models for Logic, Language, Cognition and Computation / / edited by Ángel Nepomuceno-Fernández, Lorenzo Magnani, Francisco J. Salguero-Lamillar, Cristina Barés-Gómez, Matthieu Fontaine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-32722-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (510 pages)

Collana

Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, , 2192-6255 ; ; 49

Disciplina

128

Soggetti

Knowledge, Theory of

Cognitive psychology

Artificial intelligence

Social sciences

Epistemology

Cognitive Psychology

Artificial Intelligence

Methodology of the Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses how scientific and other types of cognition make use of models, abduction, and explanatory reasoning in order to produce important and innovative changes in theories and concepts. Gathering revised contributions presented at the international conference on Model-Based Reasoning (MBR18), held on October 24–26 2018 in Seville, Spain, the book is divided into three main parts. The first focuses on models, reasoning, and representation. It highlights key theoretical concepts from an applied perspective, and addresses issues concerning information visualization, experimental methods, and design. The second part goes a step further, examining abduction, problem solving, and reasoning. The respective papers assess different



types of reasoning, and discuss various concepts of inference and creativity and their relationship with experimental data. In turn, the third part reports on a number of epistemological and technological issues. By analyzing possible contradictions in modern research and describing representative case studies, this part is intended to foster new discussions and stimulate new ideas. All in all, the book provides researchers and graduate students in the fields of applied philosophy, epistemology, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence alike with an authoritative snapshot of the latest theories and applications of model-based reasoning.