Towards a computational- and algorithmic-level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgams
Concept blending – a cognitive process which allows for the combination of certain elements (and their relations) from originally distinct conceptual spaces into a new unified space combining these previously separate elements, and enables reasoning and inference over the combination – is taken as a...
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| description | Concept blending – a cognitive process which allows for the combination of certain elements (and their relations) from originally distinct conceptual spaces into a new unified space combining these previously separate elements, and enables reasoning and inference over the combination – is taken as a key element of creative thought and combinatorial creativity. In this article, we summarise our work towards the development of a computational-level and algorithmic-level account of concept blending, combining approaches from computational analogy-making and case-based reasoning (CBR). We present the theoretical background, as well as an algorithmic proposal integrating higher-order anti-unification matching and generalisation from analogy with amalgams from CBR. The feasibility of the approach is then exemplified in two case studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d8307fabfbc48c4b2aa0bf00d3be46c2025-08-20T02:24:04ZengTaylor & Francis GroupConnection Science0954-00911360-04942017-10-0129438741310.1080/09540091.2017.13264631326463Towards a computational- and algorithmic-level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgamsTarek R. Besold0Kai-Uwe Kühnberger1Enric Plaza2University of BremenUniversity of OsnabrückIIIA, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, CSICConcept blending – a cognitive process which allows for the combination of certain elements (and their relations) from originally distinct conceptual spaces into a new unified space combining these previously separate elements, and enables reasoning and inference over the combination – is taken as a key element of creative thought and combinatorial creativity. In this article, we summarise our work towards the development of a computational-level and algorithmic-level account of concept blending, combining approaches from computational analogy-making and case-based reasoning (CBR). We present the theoretical background, as well as an algorithmic proposal integrating higher-order anti-unification matching and generalisation from analogy with amalgams from CBR. The feasibility of the approach is then exemplified in two case studies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2017.1326463concept blendingcognitive artificial intelligencecomputational creativityanalogyamalgams |
| spellingShingle | Tarek R. Besold Kai-Uwe Kühnberger Enric Plaza Towards a computational- and algorithmic-level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgams Connection Science concept blending cognitive artificial intelligence computational creativity analogy amalgams |
| title | Towards a computational- and algorithmic-level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgams |
| title_full | Towards a computational- and algorithmic-level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgams |
| title_fullStr | Towards a computational- and algorithmic-level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgams |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a computational- and algorithmic-level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgams |
| title_short | Towards a computational- and algorithmic-level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgams |
| title_sort | towards a computational and algorithmic level account of concept blending using analogies and amalgams |
| topic | concept blending cognitive artificial intelligence computational creativity analogy amalgams |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2017.1326463 |
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