The computational modeling of analogy-making

@article{citeulike:2678996, abstract = {Our ability to see a particular object or situation in one context as being [`]the same as' another object or situation in another context is the essence of analogy-making. It encompasses our ability to explain new concepts in terms of already-familiar ones, to emphasize particular aspects of situations, to generalize, to characterize, to explain or describe new phenomena, to serve as a basis for how to act in unfamiliar surroundings, and to understand many types of humor. Within this framework, the importance of analogy-making in modeling cognition becomes clear.}, author = {French, Robert M. }, citeulike-article-id = {2678996}, doi = {10.1016/S1364-6613(02)01882-X}, journal = {Trends in Cognitive Sciences}, keywords = {cognitive-science}, month = {May}, number = {5}, pages = {200--205}, posted-at = {2008-04-16 22:15:04}, priority = {2}, title = {The computational modeling of analogy-making}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1364-6613(02)01882-X}, volume = {6}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2678996 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2678996 TI - The computational modeling of analogy-making JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences VL - 6 IS - 5 SP - 200 EP - 205 N2 - Our ability to see a particular object or situation in one context as being [`]the same as' another object or situation in another context is the essence of analogy-making. It encompasses our ability to explain new concepts in terms of already-familiar ones, to emphasize particular aspects of situations, to generalize, to characterize, to explain or describe new phenomena, to serve as a basis for how to act in unfamiliar surroundings, and to understand many types of humor. Within this framework, the importance of analogy-making in modeling cognition becomes clear. KW - cognitive-science AU - French, Robert PY - 2002/05/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1364-6613(02)01882-X ER -