The Semiotics of Spider Diagrams
| Autor: | John Howse, James Burton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Cognitive science
Logic Computer science Applied Mathematics Software requirements specification Sign (semiotics) Story-driven modeling 020207 software engineering Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology Notation law.invention Epistemology First-order logic law 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Semiotics Venn diagram 020201 artificial intelligence & image processing |
| Zdroj: | Logica Universalis. 11:177-204 |
| ISSN: | 1661-8300 1661-8297 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11787-017-0167-2 |
| Popis: | Spider diagrams are based on Euler and Venn/Peirce diagrams, forming a system which is as expressive as monadic first order logic with equality. Rather than being primarily intended for logicians, spider diagrams were developed at the end of the 1990s in the context of visual modelling and software specification. We examine the original goals of the designers, the ways in which the notation has evolved and its connection with the philosophical origins of the logical diagrams of Euler, Venn and Peirce on which spider diagrams are based. Using Peirce’s concepts and classification of signs, we analyse the ways in which different sign types are exploited in the notation. Our hope is that this analysis may be of interest beyond those readers particularly interested in spider diagrams, and act as a case study in deconstructing a simple visual logic. Along the way, we discuss the need for a deeper semiotic engagement in visual modelling. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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