Nelson Goodman's symbol systems theory holds that artistic expression functions through denotation and exemplification within established symbol schemes, which are themselves rule-governed and thus linguistically articulable in principle.
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(the main philosophical framework being explained)
The idea that meaning is created through organized systems of symbols that follow specific rules, rather than symbols having meaning on their own.
denotation(Goodman's theory of symbols and depiction)
A variety of reference; the relation in which a name stands to its bearer, a predicate stands to the members of its extension, or a portrait stands to its subject
exemplification(Lowe's four-category ontology)
The relation by which an object possesses an attribute, either occurrently (via an instantiated mode) or dispositionally (via the kind the object instantiates).