Questioning explicit properties of implicit individuals in knowledge representation

Carmen E. Westerberg and Chad J. Marsolek

Dienes and Perner argue that explicit representation of an individual to which a property is attributed requires explicit representation of the attributed property. The reasons for this conclusion are similar to reasons why another of their conclusions may be considered suspect: a property may be explicit without explicit representation of an individual or predication of the property to an individual. We question the latter conclusion and draw connections to neurophysiological and cognitive evidence.

Westerberg, C. E., & Marsolek, C. J. (1999). Questioning explicit properties of implicit individuals in knowledge representation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences , 22 , 788-789.