Semantic Properties of Diagrams and Their Cognitive Potentials
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- ISBN 9781575868493
- Weight: 284g
- Dimensions: 16 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 15 Dec 2015
- Publisher: Centre for the Study of Language & Information
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Why are diagrams sometimes so useful, facilitating our understanding and thinking, while at other times they can be unhelpful and even misleading? Drawing on a comprehensive survey of modern research in philosophy, logic, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, and graphic design, Semantic Properties of Diagrams and Their Cognitive Potentials reveals the systematic reasons for this dichotomy, showing that the cognitive functions of diagrams are rooted in the characteristic ways they carry information. In analyzing the logical mechanisms behind the relative efficacy of diagrammatic representation, Atsushi Shimojima provides deep insight into the crucial question: What makes a diagram a diagram?
Atsushi Shimojima is professor in the Faculty of Culture and Information Science at Doshisha University, Japan. He is coeditor of Logic, Language and Computation, Volume 3, also published by CSLI Publications.
