'Shapes 1.0 - The Shape of Things', Karlsruhe, Germany
26 September 2011 - 26 September 2011
Germany
An event entitled 'Shapes 1.0 - The Shape of Things' will take place from 26 to 27 September 2011 in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Shape, form, and structure are ideas which show up in a significant number of fields ranging from humanities to the sciences. Even within domains such as computer science and artificial intelligence, these notions have varying meanings. At present, there is no single approach to the study of shape, form and structure from different viewpoints.
Within the philosophy and practice of design, shape, form and structure have a further role of constraining the function and behaviour of things. From this point of view, the decision-making process in design is a trade-off between physical, logical and cognitive laws and constraints of shape and functionality.
The workshop will provide an interdisciplinary platform for the discussion of topics connected to shape including:
- perspectives from psycho-linguistics;
- ontology;
- computer science;
- mathematics;
- the relationship among representations of shape at different levels of detail and in different logics;
- aesthetics;
- cognitive science.
- formal, cognitive, linguistic, engineering and philosophical aspects of space;
- the application of the various aspects of space in the sciences and in the arts.For further information, please visit: http://www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/cosy/Events/shapes/(opens in new window)
Shape, form, and structure are ideas which show up in a significant number of fields ranging from humanities to the sciences. Even within domains such as computer science and artificial intelligence, these notions have varying meanings. At present, there is no single approach to the study of shape, form and structure from different viewpoints.
Within the philosophy and practice of design, shape, form and structure have a further role of constraining the function and behaviour of things. From this point of view, the decision-making process in design is a trade-off between physical, logical and cognitive laws and constraints of shape and functionality.
The workshop will provide an interdisciplinary platform for the discussion of topics connected to shape including:
- perspectives from psycho-linguistics;
- ontology;
- computer science;
- mathematics;
- the relationship among representations of shape at different levels of detail and in different logics;
- aesthetics;
- cognitive science.
- formal, cognitive, linguistic, engineering and philosophical aspects of space;
- the application of the various aspects of space in the sciences and in the arts.For further information, please visit: http://www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/cosy/Events/shapes/(opens in new window)