Semantic Properties of Diagrams and Their Cognitive Potentials (Studies in the Theory and Applications of Diagrams) - Softcover

Shimojima, Atsushi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575868490 ISBN 13: 9781575868493

Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 2015

Synopsis

Why are diagrams sometimes so useful, facilitating our understanding and thinking, while at other times they can be unhelpful and even misleading? Drawing on a comprehensive survey of modern research in philosophy, logic, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, and graphic design, Semantic Properties of Diagrams and Their Cognitive Potentials reveals the systematic reasons for this dichotomy, showing that the cognitive functions of diagrams are rooted in the characteristic ways they carry information. In analyzing the logical mechanisms behind the relative efficacy of diagrammatic representation, Atsushi Shimojima provides deep insight into the crucial question: What makes a diagram a diagram?

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About the Author

Atsushi Shimojima is professor in the Faculty of Culture and Information Science at Doshisha University, Japan. He is coeditor of Logic, Language and Computation, Volume 3, also published by CSLI Publications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575868490
• ISBN 13: 9781575868493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184