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Pictorial Representation and Simplicity of Categorization

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Part of the book series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing ((STUDFUZZ,volume 348))

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The premise and focus of this book is the basic role of categorization as a practice in linguistic and pictorial representation –also acknowledging other roles derived from or alternative to representation. Symbolic use cuts across the role of pictures and language: analogical pictures and diagrams, include elements their contribute their content symbolically and the interpretation of pictures often depends on the auxiliary role of linguistic symbols. To articulate how the pictorial case challenges the unity of application of fuzziness criteria, including fuzzy set theory, I have appealed to three distinctions: image/picture, intrinsic/extrinsic and truth/fit.

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    Goodwin [1].

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    Perini [2].

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    Siegel [3], Allen [4].

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    Goodman [5], Gentner et al. [6].

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    Goodman [5].

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    Question: What’s the relation between n, n′ and m′ = PR(P, M′)?

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Cat, J. (2017). Pictorial Representation and Simplicity of Categorization. In: Fuzzy Pictures as Philosophical Problem and Scientific Practice. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 348. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47190-7_18

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