Map–territory relation
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map-territory-relation-175-18637693
title:
Map–territory relation
text:
The map–territory relation is the relationship between an object and a representation of that object, as in the relation between a geographical territory and a map of it. Mistaking the map for the territory is a logical fallacy that occurs when someone confuses the semantics of a term with what it represents. Polish-American scientist and philosopher Alfred Korzybski remarked that "the map is not the territory" and that "the word is not the thing", encapsulating his view that an abstraction deri
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Relationship between an object and a representation of that object
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map%E2%80%93territory_relation
date created:
2003-12-12T07:28:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T11:35:16Z
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