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    It is not the case that The independence constraint objection does not apply to all resemblance theories of depiction

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    • 1.Schier's natural generativity argument shows that recognizing depictions requires no prior acquaintance with pictorial conventions, only object recognition.
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    • 2.This capacity-transfer account entails that resemblance perception is the operative mechanism, making the independence constraint unavoidable for all resemblance theories.
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    • 3.A resemblance theory that severs resemblance from perception loses explanatory contact with what distinguishes pictures from arbitrary symbols.
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    • 1.All resemblance theories must ground depiction in a perceptual relation between marks and depicted objects to remain genuinely resemblance-based.
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    • 2.Any such perceptual grounding reintroduces the epistemic circularity the independence constraint identifies, regardless of theoretical framing.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.The independence constraint objection applies only to theories that imply a spectator perceives a certain kind of object in a picture by perceiving a resemblance between marks on its surface and an object of that kind
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    • 2.A resemblance theory of depiction need not have this implication
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