This edited book focuses on concepts and their applications using the theory of conceptual spaces, one of today’s most central tracks of cognitive science discourse. It features 15 papers based on topics presented at the Conceptual Spaces @ Work 2016 conference.The contributors interweave both theory and applications in their papers. Among the first mentioned are studies on metatheories, logical and systemic implications of the theory, as well as relations between concepts and language. Examples of the latter include explanatory models of paradigm shifts and evolution in science as well as dilemmas and issues of health, ethics, and education.The theory of conceptual spaces overcomes many translational issues between academic theoretization and practical applications. The paradigm is mainly associated with structural explanations, such as categorization and meronomy. However, the community has also been relating it to relations, functions, and systems.The bookpresents work that provides a geometric model for the representation of human conceptual knowledge that bridges the symbolic and the sub-conceptual levels of representation. The model has already proven to have a broad range of applicability beyond cognitive science and even across a number of disciplines related to concepts and representation.

This edited book focuses on concepts and their applications using the theory of conceptual spaces, one of today’s most central tracks of cognitive science discourse. It features 15 papers based on topics presented at the Conceptual Spaces @ Work 2016 conference.The contributors interweave both theory and applications in their papers. Among the first mentioned are studies on metatheories, logical and systemic implications of the theory, as well as relations between concepts and language. Examples of the latter include explanatory models of paradigm shifts and evolution in science as well as dilemmas and issues of health, ethics, and education.The theory of conceptual spaces overcomes many translational issues between academic theoretization and practical applications. The paradigm is mainly associated with structural explanations, such as categorization and meronomy. However, the community has also been relating it to relations, functions, and systems.The bookpresents work that provides a geometric model for the representation of human conceptual knowledge that bridges the symbolic and the sub-conceptual levels of representation. The model has already proven to have a broad range of applicability beyond cognitive science and even across a number of disciplines related to concepts and representation.

This book offers new insights into truth, knowledge, and reality. It details a unique approach to epistemological relativism based on the concept of points of view. In a point of view, an aspect represents an object for a subject. By applying this concept of points of view, the author develops a consistent and adequate form of relativism, called viewpoint relativism, according to which epistemic questions like “Is X true (or justified or existing)” are viewpoint-dependent.The monograph examines central issues related to epistemological relativism. It analyzes major arguments pro and con from different opinions. The author presents the arguments of well-known philosophers. These include such thinkers as Paul Boghossian, John Dewey, Nelson Goodman, Martin Kusch, C.I. Lewis, John MacFarlane, Hilary Putnam, W.V.O. Quine, Richard Rorty, John Searle, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. In the process, the author deconstructs the standard account of correspondence theoryof truth.Viewpoint relativism is a moderate relativism, which is not subjected to standard criticism of extreme relativism. This book argues that knowledge creation presupposes openness to different points of view and their comparison. It also explores the broader implications of viewpoint relativism into current debate about truth in society. The author defends a critical relativism, which accepts pluralism but is critical against all points of view. In the conclusion, he explores the relevance of viewpoint relativism to democracy by showing that the main threat of modern democratic society is not pluralism but absolutism and fundamentalism.

This book offers new insights into truth, knowledge, and reality. It details a unique approach to epistemological relativism based on the concept of points of view. In a point of view, an aspect represents an object for a subject. By applying this concept of points of view, the author develops a consistent and adequate form of relativism, called viewpoint relativism, according to which epistemic questions like “Is X true (or justified or existing)” are viewpoint-dependent.The monograph examines central issues related to epistemological relativism. It analyzes major arguments pro and con from different opinions. The author presents the arguments of well-known philosophers. These include such thinkers as Paul Boghossian, John Dewey, Nelson Goodman, Martin Kusch, C.I. Lewis, John MacFarlane, Hilary Putnam, W.V.O. Quine, Richard Rorty, John Searle, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. In the process, the author deconstructs the standard account of correspondence theoryof truth.Viewpoint relativism is a moderate relativism, which is not subjected to standard criticism of extreme relativism. This book argues that knowledge creation presupposes openness to different points of view and their comparison. It also explores the broader implications of viewpoint relativism into current debate about truth in society. The author defends a critical relativism, which accepts pluralism but is critical against all points of view. In the conclusion, he explores the relevance of viewpoint relativism to democracy by showing that the main threat of modern democratic society is not pluralism but absolutism and fundamentalism.

Innostava opas avarampaan ajatteluun ja luovaan ongelmanratkaisuun. Miten näkökulmat vaikuttavat ajattelussamme ja toiminnassamme? Miten voimme oppia näkemään asiat uudessa valossa? Filosofi ja innovaatiotutkija Antti Hautamäen teos antaa välineet purkaa lukkiutuneita ajatusmalleja. Se opastaa uusien näkökulmien löytämiseen konkreettisten esimerkkien ja harjoitusten avulla. Empatia on taito, joka vahvistaa näkökulmaherkkyyttä. Oivaltava kirja auttaa tunnistamaan ja ymmärtämään erilaisia näkökulmia. Tätä taitoa tarvitaan moninäkökulmaisessa maailmassa. Kaikkia näkökulmia ei tarvitse hyväksyä, mutta niiden kriittinen tarkastelu herättää uusia ideoita ja on tie muutokseen.

Innostava opas avarampaan ajatteluun ja luovaan ongelmanratkaisuun. Miten näkökulmat vaikuttavat ajattelussamme ja toiminnassamme? Miten voimme oppia näkemään asiat uudessa valossa? Filosofi ja innovaatiotutkija Antti Hautamäen teos antaa välineet purkaa lukkiutuneita ajatusmalleja. Se opastaa uusien näkökulmien löytämiseen konkreettisten esimerkkien ja harjoitusten avulla. Empatia on taito, joka vahvistaa näkökulmaherkkyyttä. Oivaltava kirja auttaa tunnistamaan ja ymmärtämään erilaisia näkökulmia. Tätä taitoa tarvitaan moninäkökulmaisessa maailmassa. Kaikkia näkökulmia ei tarvitse hyväksyä, mutta niiden kriittinen tarkastelu herättää uusia ideoita ja on tie muutokseen.

Aikamme jatkuvien muutosten oloissa myös median tulisi kääntää katseensa -tulevaisuuteen, sanovat innovaatiojournalistit. Median olisi pystyttävä analysoimaan paljon nykyistä paremmin ja pitkäjännitteisemmin erilaisia tulevaisuuteen vaikuttavia kehityskulkuja sekä tarjoamaan tietoa ja vasta-informaatiota, niin että myös kansalaisyhteiskunta osallistuu tulevaisuusratkaisujen tekemiseen eikä päätösten teko jää pelkästään talouden ja teknologian eliiteille. Yhteiskunnan tulevaisuustyön laatu ja lopputulos eivät voi olla parempia kuin yhteiskunnassa käytävän tulevaisuuskeskustelun taso.

Kognitiotiede on yksi modernin tieteen uusista alueista. Se on monitieteinen alue, joka käyttää hyväkseen eri tieteiden tietämystä ratkoessaan nykyihmisen elämään kuuluvia ongelmia. Kognitiotieteen taustalla olevia psykologiaa, filosofiaa, kieli- ja tietojenkäsittelytiedettä sekä siihen aivan läheisesti liittyviä alueita kuten antropologiaa, organisaatiotutkimusta tai eläintiedettä yhdistää halu tutkia tietoprosesseja. Miten tietoa saadaan, miten sitä käsitellään ja miten tiedon luonteen perusteella voidaan selittää ihmisen käyttäytymistä. Tämän kirjan tarkoitus on johdattaa lukija kognitiotieteen ongelmaalueisiin sellaisena, kun ne tulevat esiin suomalaisessa tutkimuksessa.

This edited book focuses on concepts and their applications using the theory of conceptual spaces, one of today’s most central tracks of cognitive science discourse. It features 15 papers based on topics presented at the Conceptual Spaces @ Work 2016 conference.The contributors interweave both theory and applications in their papers. Among the first mentioned are studies on metatheories, logical and systemic implications of the theory, as well as relations between concepts and language. Examples of the latter include explanatory models of paradigm shifts and evolution in science as well as dilemmas and issues of health, ethics, and education.The theory of conceptual spaces overcomes many translational issues between academic theoretization and practical applications. The paradigm is mainly associated with structural explanations, such as categorization and meronomy. However, the community has also been relating it to relations, functions, and systems.The bookpresents work that provides a geometric model for the representation of human conceptual knowledge that bridges the symbolic and the sub-conceptual levels of representation. The model has already proven to have a broad range of applicability beyond cognitive science and even across a number of disciplines related to concepts and representation.

This edited book focuses on concepts and their applications using the theory of conceptual spaces, one of today’s most central tracks of cognitive science discourse. It features 15 papers based on topics presented at the Conceptual Spaces @ Work 2016 conference.The contributors interweave both theory and applications in their papers. Among the first mentioned are studies on metatheories, logical and systemic implications of the theory, as well as relations between concepts and language. Examples of the latter include explanatory models of paradigm shifts and evolution in science as well as dilemmas and issues of health, ethics, and education.The theory of conceptual spaces overcomes many translational issues between academic theoretization and practical applications. The paradigm is mainly associated with structural explanations, such as categorization and meronomy. However, the community has also been relating it to relations, functions, and systems.The bookpresents work that provides a geometric model for the representation of human conceptual knowledge that bridges the symbolic and the sub-conceptual levels of representation. The model has already proven to have a broad range of applicability beyond cognitive science and even across a number of disciplines related to concepts and representation.

This book offers new insights into truth, knowledge, and reality. It details a unique approach to epistemological relativism based on the concept of points of view. In a point of view, an aspect represents an object for a subject. By applying this concept of points of view, the author develops a consistent and adequate form of relativism, called viewpoint relativism, according to which epistemic questions like “Is X true (or justified or existing)” are viewpoint-dependent.The monograph examines central issues related to epistemological relativism. It analyzes major arguments pro and con from different opinions. The author presents the arguments of well-known philosophers. These include such thinkers as Paul Boghossian, John Dewey, Nelson Goodman, Martin Kusch, C.I. Lewis, John MacFarlane, Hilary Putnam, W.V.O. Quine, Richard Rorty, John Searle, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. In the process, the author deconstructs the standard account of correspondence theoryof truth.Viewpoint relativism is a moderate relativism, which is not subjected to standard criticism of extreme relativism. This book argues that knowledge creation presupposes openness to different points of view and their comparison. It also explores the broader implications of viewpoint relativism into current debate about truth in society. The author defends a critical relativism, which accepts pluralism but is critical against all points of view. In the conclusion, he explores the relevance of viewpoint relativism to democracy by showing that the main threat of modern democratic society is not pluralism but absolutism and fundamentalism.

This book offers new insights into truth, knowledge, and reality. It details a unique approach to epistemological relativism based on the concept of points of view. In a point of view, an aspect represents an object for a subject. By applying this concept of points of view, the author develops a consistent and adequate form of relativism, called viewpoint relativism, according to which epistemic questions like “Is X true (or justified or existing)” are viewpoint-dependent.The monograph examines central issues related to epistemological relativism. It analyzes major arguments pro and con from different opinions. The author presents the arguments of well-known philosophers. These include such thinkers as Paul Boghossian, John Dewey, Nelson Goodman, Martin Kusch, C.I. Lewis, John MacFarlane, Hilary Putnam, W.V.O. Quine, Richard Rorty, John Searle, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. In the process, the author deconstructs the standard account of correspondence theoryof truth.Viewpoint relativism is a moderate relativism, which is not subjected to standard criticism of extreme relativism. This book argues that knowledge creation presupposes openness to different points of view and their comparison. It also explores the broader implications of viewpoint relativism into current debate about truth in society. The author defends a critical relativism, which accepts pluralism but is critical against all points of view. In the conclusion, he explores the relevance of viewpoint relativism to democracy by showing that the main threat of modern democratic society is not pluralism but absolutism and fundamentalism.

Innostava opas avarampaan ajatteluun ja luovaan ongelmanratkaisuun. Miten näkökulmat vaikuttavat ajattelussamme ja toiminnassamme? Miten voimme oppia näkemään asiat uudessa valossa? Filosofi ja innovaatiotutkija Antti Hautamäen teos antaa välineet purkaa lukkiutuneita ajatusmalleja. Se opastaa uusien näkökulmien löytämiseen konkreettisten esimerkkien ja harjoitusten avulla. Empatia on taito, joka vahvistaa näkökulmaherkkyyttä. Oivaltava kirja auttaa tunnistamaan ja ymmärtämään erilaisia näkökulmia. Tätä taitoa tarvitaan moninäkökulmaisessa maailmassa. Kaikkia näkökulmia ei tarvitse hyväksyä, mutta niiden kriittinen tarkastelu herättää uusia ideoita ja on tie muutokseen.

Innostava opas avarampaan ajatteluun ja luovaan ongelmanratkaisuun. Miten näkökulmat vaikuttavat ajattelussamme ja toiminnassamme? Miten voimme oppia näkemään asiat uudessa valossa? Filosofi ja innovaatiotutkija Antti Hautamäen teos antaa välineet purkaa lukkiutuneita ajatusmalleja. Se opastaa uusien näkökulmien löytämiseen konkreettisten esimerkkien ja harjoitusten avulla. Empatia on taito, joka vahvistaa näkökulmaherkkyyttä. Oivaltava kirja auttaa tunnistamaan ja ymmärtämään erilaisia näkökulmia. Tätä taitoa tarvitaan moninäkökulmaisessa maailmassa. Kaikkia näkökulmia ei tarvitse hyväksyä, mutta niiden kriittinen tarkastelu herättää uusia ideoita ja on tie muutokseen.

Aikamme jatkuvien muutosten oloissa myös median tulisi kääntää katseensa -tulevaisuuteen, sanovat innovaatiojournalistit. Median olisi pystyttävä analysoimaan paljon nykyistä paremmin ja pitkäjännitteisemmin erilaisia tulevaisuuteen vaikuttavia kehityskulkuja sekä tarjoamaan tietoa ja vasta-informaatiota, niin että myös kansalaisyhteiskunta osallistuu tulevaisuusratkaisujen tekemiseen eikä päätösten teko jää pelkästään talouden ja teknologian eliiteille. Yhteiskunnan tulevaisuustyön laatu ja lopputulos eivät voi olla parempia kuin yhteiskunnassa käytävän tulevaisuuskeskustelun taso.

Kognitiotiede on yksi modernin tieteen uusista alueista. Se on monitieteinen alue, joka käyttää hyväkseen eri tieteiden tietämystä ratkoessaan nykyihmisen elämään kuuluvia ongelmia. Kognitiotieteen taustalla olevia psykologiaa, filosofiaa, kieli- ja tietojenkäsittelytiedettä sekä siihen aivan läheisesti liittyviä alueita kuten antropologiaa, organisaatiotutkimusta tai eläintiedettä yhdistää halu tutkia tietoprosesseja. Miten tietoa saadaan, miten sitä käsitellään ja miten tiedon luonteen perusteella voidaan selittää ihmisen käyttäytymistä. Tämän kirjan tarkoitus on johdattaa lukija kognitiotieteen ongelmaalueisiin sellaisena, kun ne tulevat esiin suomalaisessa tutkimuksessa.