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    Abell's resemblance theory of depiction is consistent wit... — Carmelics
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    Abell's resemblance theory of depiction is consistent with the diversity constraint

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    • 1.Abell does not specify which particular respects of resemblance are necessary for depiction
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    • 2.A theory that leaves respects of resemblance unspecified can accommodate the wide variety of stylistic conventions that have developed in different artistic traditions
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    • 1.A theory that leaves resemblance respects unspecified cannot distinguish depiction from non-depictive symbol systems that also bear some resemblance to their objects.
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    • 2.The diversity constraint requires not merely accommodating variety but explaining why certain cross-cultural variations count as depiction while others (maps, diagrams) do not.
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    • 3.Abell's unspecified resemblance therefore purchases diversity-compatibility at the cost of losing the principled boundary that makes depiction a distinct category.
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    • 1.Goodman demonstrated that resemblance is symmetrical and ubiquitous, meaning any two things resemble each other in some respect.
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    • 2.If Abell's theory leaves resemblance respects unspecified, it inherits Goodman's original objection that resemblance without constraints cannot ground an asymmetric representational relation.
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    • 3.Consistency with the diversity constraint achieved through under-specification is therefore consistency achieved by rendering the theory unfalsifiable rather than genuinely explanatory.
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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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