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Concept Invention

Foundations, Implementation, Social Aspects and Applications

  • Introduces a computationally feasible, cognitively inspired formal model of concept invention
  • Describes concrete implementations and applications in the fields of musical and mathematical creativity
  • Features contributions from leading researchers in formal systems, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computational creativity, mathematical reasoning and cognitive musicology

Part of the book series: Computational Synthesis and Creative Systems (CSACS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Mathematical and Computational Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Chapter 1 Amalgams, Colimits, and Conceptual Blending

      • Félix Bou, Enric Plaza, Marco Schorlemmer
      Pages 3-29
    3. Chapter 2 Computational Aspects of Concept Invention

      • Roberto Confalonieri, Enric Plaza, Marco Schorlemmer
      Pages 31-67
    4. Chapter 3 Conceptual Blending in DOL: Evaluating Consistency and Conflict Resolution

      • Mihai Codescu, Fabian Neuhaus, Till Mossakowski, Oliver Kutz, Danny de Jesús Gómez-Ramírez
      Pages 69-96
  3. Cognitive and Social Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. Chapter 4 Image Schemas and Concept Invention

      • Maria M. Hedblom, Oliver Kutz, Fabian Neuhaus
      Pages 99-132
    3. Chapter 6 Social Aspects of Concept Invention

      • Joseph Corneli, Alison Pease, Danae Stefanou
      Pages 153-186
  4. Concept Invention System and Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
    2. Chapter 7 Enabling Technologies for Concept Invention

      • Roberto Confalonieri, Tarek Besold, Mihai Codescu, Manfred Eppe
      Pages 189-219
    3. Chapter 8 Formal Conceptual Blending in the (Co-)Invention of (Pure) Mathematics

      • Danny de Jesús Gómez-Ramírez, Alan Smaill
      Pages 221-239
    4. Chapter 9 Conceptual Blending in Melodic Harmonisation: Development and Empirical Evaluation in the Case of the CHAMELEON System

      • Maximos Kaliakatsos-Papakostas, Asterios Zacharakis, Emilios Cambouropoulos
      Pages 241-274
  5. Epilogue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
    2. Chapter 10 Evaluation of Creativity

      • Alison Pease, Joseph Corneli
      Pages 277-294

About this book

This book introduces a computationally feasible, cognitively inspired formal model of concept invention, drawing on Fauconnier and Turner's theory of conceptual blending, a fundamental cognitive operation. The chapters present the mathematical and computational foundations of concept invention, discuss cognitive and social aspects, and further describe concrete implementations and applications in the fields of musical and mathematical creativity.

Featuring contributions from leading researchers in formal systems, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computational creativity, mathematical reasoning and cognitive musicology, the book will appeal to readers interested in how conceptual blending can be precisely characterized and implemented for the development of creative computational systems.

Reviews

“The book is a well-researched multidisciplinary study that is useful for a wide audience interested in the practical aspects of concept invention and expansion and manipulation techniques. … The work includes a good level of detail, a rich set of references, and pointers to the tools and systems prototyped and presented, making the reader capable of setting up several of the example projects presented. Each chapter is self-contained.” (Ahmed Nagy, Computing Reviews, May 25, 2021)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Smart Data Factory, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

    Roberto Confalonieri

  • School of Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

    Alison Pease

  • Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Spanish National Research Council, Bellaterra, Spain

    Marco Schorlemmer

  • TZI, Digital Media Lab, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

    Tarek R. Besold

  • KRDB Research Center, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

    Oliver Kutz

  • School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    Ewen Maclean

  • School of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Maximos Kaliakatsos-Papakostas

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