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Error detection is not necessary for representation

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Some philosophers have recently proposed an error detection condition (EDC) for representation, such that for to be a representation for system , must be capable of detecting errors in tokenings of . We argue that this condition is unmotivated, and that it is too strong. We show that theories of representation that are committed to the EDC will fail to capture cases of representation proposed to account for visual illusions.

Source: Mind & Language

DOI: 10.1111/mila.70011

Authors: Ori Hacohen, Kenneth Aizawa

Institutions: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Philosophy and Theoretical Science

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,150

Funder: Fulbright Program