This paper develops a theory of analog representation. We first argue that the mark of the analog is to be found in the nature of a representational system's interpretation function, rather than in its vehicles or contents alone. We then develop the rulebound structure theory of analog representation, according to which analog systems use interpretive rules that map syntactic structural features onto semantic structural features. The theory involves three degree-theoretic measures that capture three independent ways in which a system can be more or less analog. We explain how our theory improves upon prior accounts of analog representation, provides plausible diagnoses for novel challenge cases, extends to hybrid systems that are partially analog and partially symbolic, and accounts for some of the advantages and disadvantages of representing analogically versus symbolically.

中文翻译：

---

模拟表示的结构

本文发展了一种模拟表示理论。我们首先争辩说，类比的标志可以在表征系统的解释功能的本质中找到，而不仅仅是在它的载体或内容中。然后我们发展了规则约束结构理论模拟表示法，根据该模拟系统使用将句法结构特征映射到语义结构特征的解释规则。该理论涉及三度理论测量，它们捕获系​​统可以或多或少模拟的三种独立方式。我们解释了我们的理论如何改进先前对模拟表示的描述，为新的挑战案例提供合理的诊断，扩展到部分模拟和部分符号的混合系统，并说明类比表示与符号表示的一些优点和缺点。