Colour-concept association formation for novel concepts

Colour Irrealism and the Formation of Colour Concepts

According to colour irrealism, material objects do not have colour; they only appear to have colour. The appeal of this view, prominent among philosophers and scientists alike, stems in large part from the conviction that scientific explanations of colour facts do not ascribe colour to material objects. To explain why objects appear to have colour, for instance, we need only appeal to surface r...

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Colour association and "colour amnesia" in aphasia.

"Colour association" performance of 50 aphasic patients was investigated by means of a test in which they identified the characteristic colours of objects shown in line drawings. All aphasics with defects in colour association were impaired in reading comprehension. However, some (33%) retained normal aural comprehension. Approximately half the aphasics with receptive language impairment perfor...

Interaction Concepts for Digital Concept Sketching

While interfaces for digital painting have been investigated in some detail, interaction dedicated for digital drawing and sketching has not received as much attention. We therefore explore new interaction concepts for digital drawing and present a system tailored to freehand sketching with a pen tablet. Because the interfaces of traditional graphics software are often complex and not aimed tow...

Fuzzy Set Theory and Concepts: A Proposal for Concept Formation and Operationalization

The quantity-quality debate in social sciences also concerns concept formation and operationalization. The first approach has strong naturalist assumptions, while the second one focuses on the historical specificity of concepts. The solution to overcome this divide would be finding a path which balances the two perspectives. In this article we argue that fuzzy set theory can be a helpful tool f...