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    Challenges→Pictorial systems are not notational systems.

    Therefore, Goodman's exclusion of pictorial systems from notationality rests on contingent features of typical implementations, not on a necessary property of pictorial representation.

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    • 1.Goodman requires notational systems to have finitely differentiated characters, but pictures could theoretically achieve this with discrete pixel-based implementations.
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    • 2.The ambiguity Goodman identifies in pictures (density, repleteness) stems from analog media choices, not from representation's inherent logical structure.
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    • 3.Digital images with precisely defined color values and resolution demonstrate that pictorial systems can satisfy notational compliance criteria.
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    • 1.Pictorial representation fundamentally relies on resemblance, which creates unavoidable semantic density independent of implementation medium.
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    • 2.Even discretized pictures retain multiple interpretable features (every mark's size, position, hue matters), making them inherently replete in ways non-pictorial notations avoid.
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    • 3.The distinction between notational and non-notational systems concerns semantic function, not mere technical encoding—a point Goodman's implementation argument obscures.
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    Key Terms

    Contingent features(what Korsgaard warns against basing identity on)
    Characteristics about you that could have been different or might change—like your appearance, talents, or social status (as opposed to unchangeable essentials).
    Goodman(the statement opens with his name)
    Nelson Goodman was a 20th-century philosopher who created a famous puzzle about how we learn from experience and make predictions based on patterns we've observed.
    Notationality(Goodman's theory about whether pictures can be notation systems)
    The quality of being a notation system—basically, a set of symbols (like musical notes or mathematical signs) that follow strict, consistent rules so that each symbol means one specific thing.
    Pictorial representation(as a type of representation being debated)
    A picture or image that stands for something else; for example, a painting of a cat represents an actual cat.
    Pictorial systems(examples being discussed in the statement)
    Ways of representing or communicating information through images, pictures, or visual marks rather than words.
    necessary property
    A property F of an object o such that the singular proposition [o is F] is true at every index (time and world)

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