Maley, Corey J. (2023) Icons, magnitudes, and their parts. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Analog representations come in different types. One distinction is between those representations that have parts that are themselves representations and those that do not (i.e., those for which the Parts Principle is true and those for which it is not). I offer a unified account of analog representation, showing what all types have in common. This account clarifies when the Parts Principle applies and when it does not, thereby illuminating why the Parts Principle is less interesting than one might have thought. Understanding analog representation instead requires understanding the kinds of magnitudes used in a particular representation, and the kinds of variation possible within a representational scheme.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Maley, Corey J. cmaley@ku.edu 0000-0001-6221-3181
Keywords:	analog, representation, magnitudes, icons
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Computation Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Concepts and Representations
Depositing User:	Dr. Corey Maley
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2023 18:53
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2023 18:53
Item ID:	21739
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Computation Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Concepts and Representations
Date:	2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21739

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