Knowledge Integration with Conceptual Blending Keywords : Cognitive Modeling Conceptual Blending Metaphor

In this paper, we present our most recent work on the integration of different domains of knowledge into a single domain. The construction of this new domain, the Blend, is inspired on the theory of Conceptual Blending, of Fauconnier and Turner, [Fauconnier and Turner, 1998], and is formalized in detail. As we will discuss later, a blend of two domains won’t consist of their sum or juxtaposition. Instead, this new domain will have its own structure and semantics, which, on one side, brings problems of interpretation and validation of emergent concepts, but on the other side represents a promising space for generation of new ideas and solutions.