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Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology

Inferential Models for Logic, Language, Cognition and Computation

  • Offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the role of models in cognition
  • Reports on models and inferences, and on related historical and technological issues
  • Gathers revised contributions presented at MBR18, held on October 24-26, 2018, in Seville, Spain

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Table of contents (27 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Models, Mental Models, and Representations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Model Types and Explanatory Styles in Cognitive Theories

      • Simone Pinna, Marco Giunti
      Pages 20-40
    3. The Logic of Dangerous Models

      • Selene Arfini
      Pages 41-54
    4. Counterfactual Thinking in Cooperation Dynamics

      • Luís Moniz Pereira, Francisco C. Santos
      Pages 69-82
    5. Modeling Morality

      • Walter Veit
      Pages 83-102
    6. Insight Problem Solving and Unconscious Analytic Thought. New Lines of Research

      • Laura Macchi, Veronica Cucchiarini, Laura Caravona, Maria Bagassi
      Pages 120-137
    7. On Understanding and Modeling in Evo-Devo

      • Rodrigo Lopez-Orellana, David Cortés-García
      Pages 138-152
    8. How Philosophical Reasoning and Neuroscientific Modeling Come Together

      • Gabriele Ferretti, Marco Viola
      Pages 173-190
  3. Abduction, Problem Solving, and Practical Reasoning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191
    2. Creative Model-Based Diagrammatic Cognition

      • Lorenzo Magnani
      Pages 217-244
    3. The Logic of Picturing: Wittgenstein, Sellars and Peirce’s EG-beta

      • Rocco Gangle, Gianluca Caterina, Fernando Tohmé
      Pages 256-273
    4. An Inferential View on Human Intuition and Expertise

      • Rico Hermkes, Hanna Mach
      Pages 274-286

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About this book

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.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

    Ángel Nepomuceno-Fernández, Cristina Barés-Gómez

  • Department of Humanities, Philosophy Section, and Computational Philosophy Laboratory, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Lorenzo Magnani

  • Department of Spanish Language, Linguistics and Theory of Literature, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

    Francisco J. Salguero-Lamillar

  • Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Matthieu Fontaine

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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