About Computer-mediated Epistemology
Computer technology has in profound ways changed the way we perceive and conceptualize human existence and understanding.
On one hand, computer technologies have become important tools for probing the consequences of our trains of thought because the capacity and persistency of computing machinery far exceeds what is feasible by mind and hand alone. On the other hand, computing technologies are now so robust and so ubiquitous in human society that they constantly challenges our perception of what is possible to achieve be means of technology and – equally important – what it means to be human.
These two stances form the basis of our quest to understand through technology.
Theory
Computer-mediated Epistemology is informed by theoretical insights from research in
Areas of Interest
Conceptual Structures
We engage in theoretical and practical studies of how knowledge in its many shapes and forms may be formally represented. Keywords in our research in Conceptual Structures are: Time, ontology, narrative.
Human Robot Interaction
We engage in understanding how interaction with robots alters our perception of agency and communication. Keywords central to our efforts are: HRI, interaction, ethics, presence.
eInclusion
We engage in practical and theoretical aspects of applying ICT to care and development of groups prone to social marginalization. Keywords to describe our efforts are: Persuasive Technology and Design, autism, ethics
Selected References
Fogg, B.J., Persuasive Technology - Using computers to change what we think and do. 2003, San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
Hitzler, P. and H. Scharfe, eds. Conceptual Structures in Practice. 2008, Chapman & Hall / CRC Studies in Informatics Series.
Iversen, S.D. and M.E. Pertou, Categorization as Persuasion: Considering the Nature of the Mind, in Persuasive Technology. Third International Conference, Oulu, Finland, H. Oinas-Kukkonen, et al., Editors. 2008, Springer. p. 213-223.
Scharfe, H., Computer Aided Narrative Analysis, PhD afhandling, in Institut for Kommunikation. 2004, Aalborg Universitet.
Scharfe, H., Grand Principles of Narrtology, in PALA Papers - Challenging the Boundries. 2007, Rodopi: Amsterdam / New York. p. 95-110.
Schärfe, H. Searching for Narrative Structures. in AAAI 2002 Spring Symposium. 2002. Stanford, California: AAAI Press, Menlo Park, California.
Sowa, J., Knowledge Representation. 2000: Brooks Cole Publishing Co.
Øhrstrøm, P., J. Andersen, and H. Schärfe, What has Happened to Ontology, in Conceptual Structures: Common Semantics for Sharing Knowledge. 12th International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2005, F. Dau, M.-L. Mugnier, and G. Stumme, Editors. 2005, LNAI 3596, Springer Verlag. p. 425-438.
Øhrstrøm, P. and P. Hasle, Temporal Logic - From Ancient Ideas to Artificial Intelligence. 1995: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Øhrstrøm, P., H. Scharfe, and S.L. Uckelman, JacobLorhard's Ontology - A 17th Century Hypertext on the Reality and Temporality of the World of the Intelligibles, in Conceptual Structures: Knowledge Visualization and Reasoning. 16th International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2007, P. Eklund and O. Hammerle, Editors. 2008, LNAI 5113, Springer Verlag. p. 374-386.
Øhrstrøm, P. and H. Schärfe, A Priorean Approach to Time Ontologies, in Conceptual Structures at Work: 12th International Conference on Conceptual Structures, ICCS 2004, K.E. Wolff, H.D. Pfeiffer, and H.S. Delugach, Editors. 2004, LNAI 3127, Springer Verlag. p. 388-401.
