The original approach of Jean Nicod and its interest for semantic modeling and cognitive architectures (Draft)
Catherine Recanati · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) · 2019
This paper is partly an overview of La géométrie dans le monde sensible (1923) of J. Nicod. J. Nicod proposes here an original approach for the axiomatization of geometry. This approach, though incontestably logical and mathematical, consists in building the axioms, terms and notions used in geometry on sensible primitive relations, which are cognitively plausible because based on sense data. His methodological approach is original, and could help modeling in many domains, such as time and space in cognitive architectures. To conclude, we indicate a few hints to give the flavor of how it can also help the building of inferential systems manipulating iconic representations.