Moore, R.K. orcid.org/0000-0003-0065-3311 (2016) Introducing a Pictographic Language for Envisioning a Rich Variety of Enactive Systems with Different Degrees of Complexity. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 13. 74. ISSN 1729-8806
Abstract
Notwithstanding the considerable amount of progress that has been made in recent years, the parallel fields of cognitive science and cognitive systems lack a unifying methodology for describing, understanding, simulating and implementing advanced cognitive behaviours. Growing interest in ’enactivism’ - as pioneered by the Chilean biologists Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela - may lead to new perspectives in these areas, but a common framework for expressing many of the key concepts is still missing. This paper attempts to lay a tentative foundation in that direction by extending Maturana and Varela’s pictographic depictions of autopoietic unities to create a rich visual language for envisioning a wide range of enactive systems - natural or artificial - with different degrees of complexity. It is shown how such a diagrammatic taxonomy can help in the comprehension of important relationships between a variety of complex concepts from a pan-theoretic perspective. In conclusion, it is claimed that visual language is not only valuable for teaching and learning, but also offers important insights into the design and implementation of future advanced robotic systems.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Author(s). Licensee InTech. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Cognitive Science; Cognitive Systems; Robotics; Enaction; Visual Taxonomy; Pictographic Language |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Computer Science (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN COMMISSION - FP6/FP7 EASEL - 611971 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/J013714/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2016 13:56 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2016 13:56 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/62244 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | InTech |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.5772/62244 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:102485 |