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382Representation and ResemblancePhilosophical Forum 12 (2): 139. 1980.The concept of representation is a problematic one. So is that of resemblance or similarity. But both concepts can be clarified via a modification of Wittgenstein's notion of a "family-resemblance." I shall introduce an extended version of that notion, specifically relevant to representational objects, after presenting some arguments which show the need for it.
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212Dual Recognition of Depth and Dependent SeeingInterdisciplines Art and Cognition Workshop. 2005.An explanation of the seeing of depth both in reality and in pictures requires a dual content theory of visual recognition. In addition, there are two necessary conditions on genuine seeing of depth-related content. First, the right kinds of dependence relations must hold between a physical picture, its content and its perceiver, and second, the perceiver must be in an appropriate, functionally defined perceptual state.
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Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Language |
Philosophy of Mind |
Aesthetics |