Presents a comprehensive neo-structuralist theory of intelligence as embedded in nature and culture

Uncovers general mathematical structures of relations underlying natural intelligence

Illustrates structures of intelligence in various fields from neuroscience to natural language

Autorentext

Prof. Yair Neuman is a polymath drawing on diverse disciplines to address various challenges. He published numerous papers and academic books and was a visiting Prof. at M.I.T., University of Toronto, University of Oxford, and Weizmann Institute of Science. His books include Mathematical Structures of Natural Intelligence (Springer) and Conceptual Mathematics and Literature (Brill).

Inhalt
Part I. 1. Introduction.- 2. What is Structure?.- 3. Category Theory.- 4. How to Trick the Demon of Entropy.- 5. Neural Networks and Groupoids.- Part II. 6. Natural Intelligence in the Wild.- 7. Natural Intelligence is about meaning.- 8. From Identity to Equivalence.- 9. On Negation.- 10. Modeling.- 11. On Structures and Wholes.- Part III. 12. Let's Talk About Nothing.- 13. King Richard is a Lion.- 14. The Madman and the Dentist.- 15. Discussion.- References.- Author index.- Subject index.