Proceedings of XXVII Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
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pp. 1565-1570
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2005年
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XXVII Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society
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Italy
アブストラクト
In order to handle systematic thought, we propose a new method of representing the main elements of a conceptualization in the form of a network based on the relations between the citations for frequently-used propositions within a text corpus. This method makes it possible to automatically extract the central components of a systematic thought and to analyze the relationships between these by using the clustering method. In the present study, we have constructed three networks of Christian dogma based on the writings of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas and Pope John Paul II, and have analyzed the clusters to objectively extract common elements and individual characteristics. Our network representation and analysis method help to lay the foundations for scientific research in abstract fields of human thought, such as theology. Reflecting the ways in which certain individuals perceived a particular canonical text, such as the Bible, these characterizations of key conceptualizations provide important insights into the structure of the canonical text itself. And. this method can be applied to other field where there are frequent repetitions of propositions or sentences in order to objectively analyze their meanings or interpretations.