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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Davide Coraci
Summary: This paper investigates the construction and use of ad hoc concepts and explores the relations between two different research approaches. It first presents an integrated account of ad hoc representations and then embeds it in a conceptual space framework for a geometrical interpretation. The paper concludes with a discussion on possible extensions of the approach.
MINDS AND MACHINES
(2022)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Lucas Bechberger, Kai-Uwe Kuehnberger
Summary: The article extends the mathematical formalization of the conceptual spaces framework by providing quantitative mathematical definitions for measuring relations between concepts, enhancing the representational capabilities of the framework.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Moritz Schulz
Summary: This paper discusses the degrees of outright belief and their epistemic norms, emphasizing that the goal of outright belief is to acquire knowledge, with different degrees of belief aiming at different levels of strong knowledge. Compared to alternative proposals, the explanation in this paper is shown to be superior, while indicating a close link between the logic of degrees of outright belief and ranking theory.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Max Deutsch
Summary: Conceptual analysis is often misunderstood as targeting concepts directly, when in fact it is a method for analyzing philosophical phenomena. By recognizing this distinction, skepticism about the viability of conceptual analysis can be addressed.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Petr Cintula, Berta Grimau, Carles Noguera, Nicholas J. J. Smith
Summary: This article discusses two degree theories on vagueness: the traditional classical theory and the fuzzy logic-based theory. The classical theory allows for rich analysis, while the fuzzy theory provides a better solution to the sorites paradox.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Darrell P. Rowbottom
Summary: This paper argues that a Fodorian variety of representationalism can explain the fact that beliefs come in degrees, and proposes a new theory called dispositional representationalism, which involves direct appeal to our dispositions to form representations and propositional attitudes concerning them.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Igor Douven, Steven Verheyen, Shira Elqayam, Peter Gardenfors, Matias Osta-Velez
Summary: This passage discusses similarity-based inferences and the possibility of formalizing them using similarity spaces. It also presents three studies that support the proposal of measuring the strength of such inferences based on the distance in the similarity space.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Optics
Rick Perche, Eduardo Martin-Martinez
Summary: We analyze the differences between relativistic fields with or without quantum degrees of freedom in relativistic quantum information protocols. We classify the regimes where the existence of quantum degrees of freedom is necessary to explain the phenomenology of interacting quantum systems. We also identify the precise regimes where quantum fields can be well approximated by quantum-controlled classical fields in relativistic quantum information protocols. Our results can be useful to discern which features are fundamentally different in classical and quantum field theory.
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Telecommunications
Dylan Wheeler, Erin E. Tripp, Balasubramaniam Natarajan
Summary: Despite being published over 70 years ago, Shannon and Weaver's Mathematical Theory of Communication still applies to all communication systems at the technical level. In this letter, we argue for the significance of transitioning to the semantic level as an important step in the evolution of communication technologies. We propose a novel approach using conceptual spaces and functional compression to engineer semantic communication, demonstrating a 99.79% rate reduction in simulating image semantics.
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS
(2023)
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Computer Science, Software Engineering
Lola Burgueno, Paula Munoz, Robert Clariso, Jordi Cabot, Sebastien Gerard, Antonio Vallecillo
Summary: The article explores the handling of uncertain information in various domains of information systems. It focuses on representing and processing uncertain information in domain models and incorporating stakeholders' beliefs. The authors demonstrate the association of beliefs with model elements, the propagation and operation of associated uncertainty, and the individual reasoning about models enriched with personal opinions. Additionally, the article addresses the challenge of merging opinions from different domain experts and offers strategies and a methodology for optimal opinion merging.
ACM TRANSACTIONS ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND METHODOLOGY
(2023)
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Jurgen Landes, Christian Wallmann, Jon Williamson
Summary: This paper discusses the role of Lewis' Principal Principle and certain auxiliary conditions on admissibility, as well as the argument put forward by Hawthorne et al. regarding the Principle of Indifference, and provides a response to recent criticisms. It also addresses related concerns raised by Hart and Titelbaum, showing that they do not undermine the argument put forward by Hawthorne et al.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
(2021)
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Corina Stroessner
Summary: This paper analyzes the convexity thesis in conceptual spaces and develops criteria for natural multi-domain concepts. It discusses the representation of characteristic features and the probabilistic correlation pattern in conceptual spaces.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Debdutta Chakraborty, Pratim Kumar Chattaraj
Summary: This review article highlights the basic electronic structure principles and various reactivity descriptors within the premise of conceptual density functional theory (CDFT). CDFT has proven valuable in providing insights into both static and time-dependent physicochemical problems over the past few decades. The article outlines the basics of CDFT and describes how CDFT-based reactivity theory can be employed to gain insights into the underlying mechanism of several chemical processes.
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Mathematics
Xiaoli Lian, Dan Huang, Xuefeng Li, Ziyan Zhao, Zhiqiang Fan, Min Li
Summary: Privacy policies are crucial for individuals to make informed decisions about information system usage. However, ambiguity is widespread in privacy policies and hinders their usefulness. Existing research focuses on identifying vague words or sentences individually, without considering the context of the documents. This study aims to automatically detect potential false vagueness and the supporting evidence to alleviate the vagueness.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Holger Andreas
Summary: This essay explores disposition concepts using the Ramsey test semantics of conditionals, providing a more accurate analysis compared to David Lewis's standard semantics. The author addresses counterexamples like finks, antidotes, and mimics in the conditional analysis.
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Ethics
Nina F. de Groot, Britta C. van Beers, Lieven Decock, Gerben Meynen
Summary: This article discusses the ethical issues of using human bodily material in medical biobanks for crime investigation and prosecution purposes, addressing concerns such as confidentiality, trust, autonomy, and justice. The author suggests the need to balance the importance of crime solving with protecting individual rights, and emphasizes the necessity of further research on these issues to provide ethical guidance.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
(2021)
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Ethics
Lieven Decock
Summary: The case of colour concepts serves as a precise standard for measuring concept improvement, but also highlights issues with controlling conceptual engineering. Varying degrees of optimization, design, and control are possible in the change of colour concepts, with implications for other classes of concepts. This suggests that conceptual engineering is a limit case of conceptual change.
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
(2021)
Review
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Philosophy
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Philosophy
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Lieven Decock, Igor Douven
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(2015)
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Philosophy
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(2013)
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(2013)
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History & Philosophy Of Science
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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
(2012)
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(2012)
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REVIEW OF PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY
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