Perceiving Representations
The Perceiving Representations project will conduct a unified examination of our perception of three different forms of representation: language, pictures and music.
Illustration: Colourbox
How does representation work?
We perceive representations in language, music and pictures by perceiving the sounds or objects that encode them. But how can perceiving one thing—a painting, for example—enable us to perceive another, e.g. the object depicted, and is there a common structure to our perception of visual and auditory representations?
In this project we draw upon recent philosophical and scientific research to evaluate the hypothesis that there is a common structure to the perception of speech, pictures and music. This affords an extraordinary opportunity to study linguistic, mimetic and musical representation together, and to develop a novel framework for understanding key issues about how representation works.
News and events
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Science Fair 2019
Nov. 6, 2019 3:15 PM
Perceiving Representations participated in the University’s annual science festival, Forskningstorget i Oslo, alongside the Centre for Philosophy and the Sciences (CPS).
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Perceiving Representations will run from 2018 to 2022 and is funded by the Norwegian Research Council.