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The Theory of the Dense Space in Sociology and Historical Anthropology
The density of social interactions taking place between local reference frames and the mental inputs of various cultures influences the harmony of the cognitive landscape particular to a certain area. The "conceptual blendings'' (patched up life philosophies) are responsible for the compression of communitarian energies or for their drive towards unspecific and low ideals. The "conceptual blendings'' are often generated by the dismantling of local meanings and traditional ways of thinking. The resuscitation of the interaction between apparently irremediably separated meanings is higly dependent on the dense space, which can be remade up mainly through the action of religious-mental inputs
Towards a compact representation of temporal rasters
Big research efforts have been devoted to efficiently manage spatio-temporal
data. However, most works focused on vectorial data, and much less, on raster
data. This work presents a new representation for raster data that evolve along
time named Temporal k^2 raster. It faces the two main issues that arise when
dealing with spatio-temporal data: the space consumption and the query response
times. It extends a compact data structure for raster data in order to manage
time and thus, it is possible to query it directly in compressed form, instead
of the classical approach that requires a complete decompression before any
manipulation. In addition, in the same compressed space, the new data structure
includes two indexes: a spatial index and an index on the values of the cells,
thus becoming a self-index for raster data.Comment: This research has received funding from the European Union's Horizon
2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie
Actions H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 BIRDS GA No. 690941. Published in SPIRE 201
The fundamental cycle of concept construction underlying various theoretical frameworks
In this paper, the development of mathematical concepts over time is considered. Particular reference is given to the shifting of attention from step-by-step procedures that are performed in time, to symbolism that can be manipulated as mental entities on paper and in the mind. The development is analysed using different theoretical perspectives, including the SOLO model and various theories of concept construction to reveal a fundamental cycle underlying the building of concepts that features widely in different ways of thinking that occurs throughout mathematical learning
Ontology-based model abstraction
In recent years, there has been a growth in the use of reference conceptual models to capture information about complex and critical domains. However, as the complexity of domain increases, so does the size and complexity of the models that represent them. Over the years, different techniques for complexity management in large conceptual models have been developed. In particular, several authors have proposed different techniques for model abstraction. In this paper, we leverage on the ontologically well-founded semantics of the modeling language OntoUML to propose a novel approach for model abstraction in conceptual models. We provide a precise definition for a set of Graph-Rewriting rules that can automatically produce much-reduced versions of OntoUML models that concentrate the modelsâ information content around the ontologically essential types in that domain, i.e., the so-called Kinds. The approach has been implemented using a model-based editor and tested over a repository of OntoUML models
The SP theory of intelligence: benefits and applications
This article describes existing and expected benefits of the "SP theory of
intelligence", and some potential applications. The theory aims to simplify and
integrate ideas across artificial intelligence, mainstream computing, and human
perception and cognition, with information compression as a unifying theme. It
combines conceptual simplicity with descriptive and explanatory power across
several areas of computing and cognition. In the "SP machine" -- an expression
of the SP theory which is currently realized in the form of a computer model --
there is potential for an overall simplification of computing systems,
including software. The SP theory promises deeper insights and better solutions
in several areas of application including, most notably, unsupervised learning,
natural language processing, autonomous robots, computer vision, intelligent
databases, software engineering, information compression, medical diagnosis and
big data. There is also potential in areas such as the semantic web,
bioinformatics, structuring of documents, the detection of computer viruses,
data fusion, new kinds of computer, and the development of scientific theories.
The theory promises seamless integration of structures and functions within and
between different areas of application. The potential value, worldwide, of
these benefits and applications is at least $190 billion each year. Further
development would be facilitated by the creation of a high-parallel,
open-source version of the SP machine, available to researchers everywhere.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1212.022
Laruelle Qua Stiegler: On Non-Marxism and the Transindividual
Alexander R. Galloway and Jason R. LaRiviĂ©reâs article âCompression in Philosophyâ seeks to pose François Laruelleâs engagement with metaphysics against Bernard Stieglerâs epistemological rendering of idealism. Identifying Laruelle as the theorist of genericity, through which mankind and the world are identified through an index of âopacity,â the authors argue that Laruelle does away with all deleterious philosophical âdata.â Laruelleâs generic immanence is posed against Stieglerâs process of retention and discretization, as Galloway and LaRiviĂ©re argue that Stieglerâs philosophy seeks to reveal an enchanted natural world through the development of noesis. By further developing Laruelle and Stieglerâs Marxian projects, I seek to demonstrate the relation between Stiegler's artefaction and âcompressionâ while, simultaneously, I also seek to create further bricolage between Laruelle and Stiegler. I also further elaborate on their distinct engagement(s) with Marx, offering the mold of synthesis as an alternative to compression when considering Stieglerâs work on transindividuation. In turn, this paper seeks to survey some of the contemporary theorists drawing from Stiegler (Yuk Hui, Al-exander Wilson and Daniel Ross) and Laruelle (Anne-Françoise Schmidt, Gilles Grelet, Ray Brassier, Katerina Kolozova, John Ă Maoilearca and Jonathan Fardy) to examine political discourse regarding the posthuman and non-human, with a particular interest in Kolozovaâs unified theory of standard philosophy and Capital
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