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disposition > cognition > mental representation > modal representation

Preferred term

modal representation  

Definition

  • The idea that the format of conceptual representations is based on perceptual and motor properties.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • modality-specific representation
  • modal symbol

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Barsalou, L. W. (1999). Perceptual symbol systems. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 22(4), 577‑660. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X99002149

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

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

    • Document 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

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-BLZGR3RV-1

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