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The papers in this volume represent leading-edge work by well-known scholars on the topics mentioned in the title: discourse, interaction, and communication. They report work done from widely divergent points on the theoretical spectrum of cognitive science, and from different disciplinary starting points (philosophy, logic, linguistics, artificial intelligence). Not only do these works faithfully represent the main topics and the wide range of differing positions presented at the Fourth International Colloquium on Cognitive Science (ICCS-95), but despite their differences (or perhaps because of these differences) they also display many clear directions for future research in these three central areas of cognitive science. This book is essential reading for all researchers in cognitive science.

INTRODUCTION

xi

DOES THE SENTENCE EXIST? DO WE NEED IT?

1

(24)

Peter Juel HENRICHSEN

1. Introduction

1

(5)

2. Decomposition of the Sentence

6

(2)

3. Dynamic XXX-calculus

8

(1)

4. The ;G lexicon

8

(8)

5. Ellipsis as Syntactic Disturbance

16

(4)

6. Does the Sentence Exist?

20

(3)

Notes

23

(1)

References

24

(1)

CONTEXTUAL DOMAINS

25

(12)

Francois RECANATI

1. Contextually restricted quantifiers

25

(1)

2. Austinian semantics

26

(1)

3. Domain shift

27

(3)

4. Mental spaces

30

(3)

5. Domains vs. scope

33

(2)

6. Intensional domains and pretended reference

35

(1)

Notes

36

(1)

References

36

(1)

THINKING OF `NOT'

37

(12)

Francis Jeffry PELLETIER

1. Introduction

37

(1)

2. How Cognitivism Deals with Problems in Naive Semantics

38

(2)

3. Predicative Negation

40

(2)

4. Two Inadequate Answers to Problem of Predicate Negation

42

(1)

5. Possible Mental Negations

43

(3)

6. Conclusion

46

(1)

Notes

47

(2)

THE METAPHORICAL CONCEPTION OF EVENTS AND CAUSES: SOME IMPLICATIONS OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE FOR PHILOSOPHY

49

(36)

George LAKOFF

1. First and Second Generation Cognitive Science

49

(3)

2. Conceptual Metaphor

52

(5)

3. Some General Issues Concerning Metaphor: Evidence, Inference, and Constraints

57

(4)

4. Time

61

(3)

5. Event Structure

64

(7)

6. The Basic Causation Metaphor: Causes Are Forces

71

(3)

7. Probabilistic Causation

74

(2)

8. Is Causation An Inherently Metaphorical Concept?

76

(2)

9. Metaphor and Belief

78

(5)

References

83

(2)

FORMAL SEMANTICS, GEOMETRY, AND MIND

85

(20)

Jens Erik FENSTAD

1. Formal semantics and its ontology

87

(5)

2. Model Theory and Geometry

92

(4)

3. Geometry and Mind

96

(6)

References

102

(3)

INFORMATIONAL SEMANTICS AND EPISTEMIC ARROGANCE

105

(16)

Stuart SILVERS

1. Introduction

105

(1)

2. Informational Semantics, Intentional Psychology, and Rational Belief-fixation

106

(4)

3. Cognitive Management and Our Rationality

110

(5)

4. Epistemic Arrogance

115

(2)

5. Appendix: Content, Counterfactuals, and Translation

117

(2)

Notes

119

(1)

References

119

(2)

COLLECTIVE GOALS AND COOPERATION

121

(20)

Raimo TUOMELA

1. Introducing collective and joint goals

121

(3)

2. The ingredients of collective goals

124

(6)

3. The final analysis of intended collective goals

130

(5)

4. Cooperation

135

(2)

5. Conclusion

137

(1)

Notes

137

(2)

References

139

(2)

A LOGICAL APPROACH TO REASONING ABOUT UNCERTAINTY: A TUTORIAL

141

(16)

Joseph Y. HALPERN

1. Introduction

141

(2)

2. Basic modal logic: knowledge, belief, and time

143

(2)

3. A concrete framework for multi-agent systems

145

(1)

4. Adding probability

146

(3)

5. Combining knowledge, probability, and time

149

(4)

6. Conclusion

153

(1)

Notes

154

(1)

References

154

(3)

HOW COMMITMENT LEADS TO COORDINATION: THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL REASONING STRATEGIES ON MULTI-AGENT INTERACTION

157

(8)

Martha E. POLLACK

1. Introduction

157

(1)

2. Meta-Level Satisficing Strategies

158

(1)

3. Multi-Agent Filtering

159

(3)

4. Related and Ongoing Research

162

(1)

Notes

163

(1)

References

163

(2)

BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE INTERFACE AGENT

165

(14)

Candace L. SIDNER

1. Introduction

165

(2)

2. The domain of TT, the collaborating software agent

167

(4)

3. The Application of Discourse Structure and Theory of Collaboration

171

(2)

4. Principles that govern TT's behavior

173

(2)

5. Comparing TT and a Human Travel Agent

175

(1)

References

176

(3)

NAME INDEX

179

(4)

SUBJECT INDEX

183

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