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Functional resemblance and the internalization of rules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2002

Gerard O'Brien
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005 Australiagerard.obrien@adelaide.edu.aujon.opie@adelaide.edu.au http://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/Philosophy/gobrien.html http://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/Philosophy/jopie.html
Jon Opie
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005 Australiagerard.obrien@adelaide.edu.aujon.opie@adelaide.edu.au http://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/Philosophy/gobrien.html http://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/Philosophy/jopie.html

Abstract

Kubovy and Epstein distinguish between systems that follow rules, and those that merely instantiate them. They regard compliance with the principles of kinematic geometry in apparent motion as a case of instantiation. There is, however, some reason to believe that the human visual system internalizes the principles of kinematic geometry, even if it does not explicitly represent them. We offer functional resemblance as a criterion for internal representation. [Kubovy & Epstein]

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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