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    Challenges→Pictorial systems are not notational systems.

    Flint Schier's theory of natural generativity holds that pictures trigger recognition through the same perceptual capacities used in ordinary object perception, making syntactic articulation a category mistake when applied to them.

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    Flint Schier(as the originator of the theory being discussed)
    A contemporary philosopher who developed theories about how we understand and interpret pictures and visual representation.
    Natural generativity(as Schier's main theoretical concept)
    The idea that pictures work by tapping into the same natural, built-in abilities our brains already use to recognize real objects in the world.
    Object perception(as the normal perceptual ability being compared to picture recognition)
    The everyday process of seeing and recognizing real physical things around you.
    Perceptual capacities(as the mental abilities pictures rely on)
    The natural abilities we have to see, recognize, and understand things through our senses, especially sight.
    Syntactic articulation

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    (as a framework that Schier argues doesn't apply to how pictures work)
    A formal system of rules and structures (like grammar in language) that breaks something down into organized parts that combine to create meaning.
    category mistake(Aristotle's account of the fallacy of form of expression)
    An error in which a word or concept is assigned to the wrong ontological or grammatical category, producing false metaphysical conclusions

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