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    Challenges→Abell's resemblance theory of depiction fails to satisfy the independence constraint

    Abell holds that the respects of resemblance that govern a picture depend on the artist's communicative intentions

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    Abell argues that because she does not specify which particular respects of resemblance are necessary for depiction, her theory is consistent with the diversity constraint, in other words, it accommodates the wide variety of stylistic conventions that have developed in different artistic traditions. However, it can be objected that it fails to accommodate another alleged constraint on an adequate resemblance theory of depiction identified by Lopes, which he calls the independence constraint. Acc

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