Computation for Metaphors, Analogy, and Agents

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Computation for Metaphors, Analogy, and Agents is written by Chrystopher L. Nehaniv and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3540488340 (ISBN 10) and 9783540488347 (ISBN 13).

This volume brings together the work of researchers from various disciplines where aspects of descriptive, mathematical, computational or design knowledge concerning metaphor and analogy, especially in the context of agents, have emerged. The book originates from an international workshop on Computation for Metaphors, Analogy, and Agents (CMAA), held in Aizu, Japan in April 1998. The 19 carefully reviewed and revised papers presented together with an introduction by the volume editor are organized into sections on Metaphor and Blending, Embodiment, Interaction, Imitation, Situated Mapping in Space and Time, Algebraic Engineering: Respecting Structure, and a Sea-Change in Viewpoints.