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Map–territory relation (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago by hoagecko@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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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 derived from something, or a reaction to it, is not the thing itself.

Philosopher David Schmidtz addresses the theme of accuracy in Elements of Justice (2006), highlighting how overly detailed models can become impractical, a problem also known as Bonini's paradox. Poet Paul Valéry summarized this idea: "Everything simple is false. Everything which is complex is unusable."

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https://sh.itjust.works/post/45121647

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[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Some days I really wish the world as it exists for us IRL was extrapolated from models, maps and textbook definitions of things, rather than those being used to often in a very flawed way to loosely or situationally describe the world that exists nonethewiser to our frustration and folly.