Advocates and critics of AI have long engaged in a debate that has generated a great deal
of heat but little light. Whatever the merits of specific contributions to this ongoing debate, the …

This article picks up the call for a reflective examination of the prevailing computational
metaphor of AI (and philosophical presuppositions behind it) by sketching alternatives that …

The language of computer science is laced with metaphor. We argue that computer science
metaphors provide a conceptual framework in which to situate constantly emerging new …

This paper discusses the implications of developments in artificial intelligence and cognitive
science for the philosophy of mind and epistemology. The author suggests that the …

This paper explores the role of the traditional computational metaphor in our thinking as
computer scientists, its influence on epistemological styles, and its implications for our …

Evidence from real discourse suggests that beliefs and other mental states (propositional
attitudes) are often viewed by speakers and other agents in a metaphorical way. Typical …

Why is Artificial Intelligence concerned with metaphor, and what special contributions can AI
offer to metaphor research? This chapter will indicate why AI needs to study metaphor and …

The" COMPUTATIONAL METAPHOR OF MIND" has gained currency in cognitive science,
computer science, philosophy, and, not least, in the popular imagination. In" Mind and …

Many metaphors go beyond pionting to the existing similarities between two objects--they
create the similarities. Such metaphors, which have been relegated to the back seat in most …

This chapter looks at how a hearer or reader can understand metaphorical discourse,
particularly when it is creative. The abilities of the ATT-Meta approach to creative metaphor …