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disposition > cognition > mental representation > amodal representation

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amodal representation  

Definition

  • Idea that the format of conceptual representations is abstract and has lost any perceptual properties.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • abstract representation
  • amodal symbol

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Haimovici, S. (2018). The modal—amodal distinction in the debate on conceptual format. Philosophies, 3(2), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies3020007

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

  • • Michel, C. (2021). Overcoming the modal/amodal dichotomy of concepts. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 20(4), 655‑677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-020-09678-y

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-FS7BMM5M-8

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