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Catharsis depends on Mimesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Figurative language enables Imagery. Activate to inspect this relation.Musical Genre constrains Musical form. Activate to inspect this relation.Imagery applies to Setting. Activate to inspect this relation.Imagery depends on Figurative language. Activate to inspect this relation.Lyric poetry depends on Prosody. Activate to inspect this relation.Lyric poetry is a Musical Genre. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor applies to Mimesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor is a Imagery. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor is a Trope. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor applies to Language. Activate to inspect this relation.Metaphor influences Meaning. Activate to inspect this relation.Mimesis applies to Work of Art. Activate to inspect this relation.Mimesis influences Figurative language. Activate to inspect this relation.Music history explains Musical Genre. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative verse depends on Mimesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Narrative verse is a Musical Genre. Activate to inspect this relation.Meter (poetry) is analogous to Rhythm. Activate to inspect this relation.Meter (poetry) is part of Poetry. Activate to inspect this relation.Poetry applies to Language. Activate to inspect this relation.Prosody influences Formant. Activate to inspect this relation.Show, don't tell requires Imagery. Activate to inspect this relation.Timbre influences Musical Genre. Activate to inspect this relation.Trope is part of Figurative language. Activate to inspect this relation.MimesisWork of ArtFigurative languageCatharsisMetaphorNarrative verseImageryTropeLanguageMeaningMusical GenreSettingShow, don't tellPoetryMusical formLyric poetryMusic historyTimbreMeter (poetry)ProsodyRhythmFormant
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16 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Acoustics, Aesthetics, Biology, Creative Writing….

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22 concepts24 relationships19 disciplines6 relation families

At a glance

Mimesis is the artistic imitation or representation of nature, action, or reality.

Disciplines
Aesthetics · Poetics
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Creative Writing, Dramaturgy, Linguistics, Psychology, Semantics, Theatre
Relationships
5 · 3 relation families

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In this lens (16)

Bridge concepts (14)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Language2
    Culture, Linguistics · connects to Metaphor, Poetry
  • Catharsis1
    Aesthetics, Dramaturgy, Psychology, Theatre · connects to Mimesis
  • Formant1
    Acoustics, Phonetics, Psychoacoustics · connects to Prosody
  • Meaning1
    Linguistics, Philosophy, Semantics · connects to Metaphor
  • Music history1
    Music, Musicology · connects to Musical Genre

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 19 disciplines: Acoustics, Aesthetics, Biology, Creative Writing, Culture, Dramaturgy, Linguistics, Music, Music Theory, Musicology, Philosophy, Phonetics, Phonology, Physics, Poetics, Psychoacoustics, Psychology, Semantics, Theatre.
  • Mimesis is a bridge concept — viewed here through Aesthetics, Poetics.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.

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ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

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Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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