Qualitative Representations
How People Reason and Learn about the Continuous World
$190.95
- Paperback
440 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2025
Summary
An argument that qualitative representations—symbolic representations that carve continuous phenomena into meaningful units—are central to human cognition.
In this book, Kenneth Forbus proposes that qualitative representations hold the key to one of the deepest mysteries of cognitive science: how we reason and learn about the continuous phenomena surrounding us. Forbus argues that qualitative representations—symbolic representations that carve continuous phenomena into meaningful unit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262055765 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262055767 |
| Author: | Kenneth D. Forbus |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 440 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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About The Author
Kenneth D. Forbus
Kenneth D. Forbus is Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Education at Northwestern University. He is the coauthor of Building Problem Solvers and the coeditor of Smart Machines in Education, both published by the MIT Press.
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