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Representation, philosophy: representations are adopted internal conditions, such as visual imaginations or linguistic completions, which set in as associations or are possibly developed by reconstruction. In a wider sense, sentences, words, and symbols are representations within a character system. See also truth maker, idea, sentences, propositions, intensions, correspondence, speech act theory._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Christopher Peacocke on Representation - Dictionary of Arguments
I 7 Representation/Content/Peacocke: representational content is the way how the experience presents the world as being. >Representational content, >Content. On the other hand: Informational content: contains the proposition that a bundle of light rays meets the eye. >Propositional content. Representational content: has nothing to do with this. Representational content: is opaque (because of the individual mode of presentation). >Opacity, >Propositions. Informational content: is transparent (for the causal explanation). >Causal explanation, >Causation. I 9 Representational content always seems to contain indexicals like 'here', 'I'. >Index Words, >Indexicality. I 20 Perception/overdetermined/overdetermination/Peacocke: E.g. the angle could be changed without changing the representational content. >Overdetermination. Such problems arise when one tries to construct a sensation-like property (e.g. size) as a representational property. >Properties, >Qualities, >Perception._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Peacocke I Chr. R. Peacocke Sense and Content Oxford 1983 Peacocke II Christopher Peacocke "Truth Definitions and Actual Languges" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 |