Computer scientist Chris Thornton (http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/ christ/) has written a little known paper claiming that analogical inference can be thought of as 'generalized induction':
'Analogy as Generalised Induction' http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/christ/papers/anlgcl_ind_inf "The paper has shown that (1) for any given description language there will be classes which can only be captured using hierarchical structures of functions and (2) that capturing such classes using empirical inductive inference will involve constructing predicate-tree structures. This strategy appears to be a special case of the *tree-completing* process which underlies the structure mapping model of analogy. The implication is that it may be possible to view analogical inference as generalised inductive inference." Another good more recent paper by Thorton sealed the link between analogical inference and scientific creativity: 'Analogy as Exploration' http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/christ/papers/analogy-as-exploration.pdf '...analogical functionality can emerge as a natural result of conceptual-space exploration.' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
