The notion of distal similarity is ill-defined [Open peer commentary on Edelman, S. Representation is representation of similarities] [Letter]

Hahn, Ulrike and Chater, N. 1998. The notion of distal similarity is ill-defined [Open peer commentary on Edelman, S. Representation is representation of similarities] [Letter]. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 21 (4) , pp. 474-475. 10.1017/S0140525X98311255

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Abstract

We argue that the notion of distal similarity on which Edelman's reconstruction of the process of perception and the nature of representation rests is ill defined. As a consequence, the mapping between world and description that is supposedly at stake is, in fact, a mapping between two different descriptions or “representations.”

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
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Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
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ISSN:	0140-525X
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Last Modified:	07 May 2023 20:06
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/35161

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