Consider A:B::C:D analogy-ratio-relationships as 2x2 matrices? For instance, how the presence & absence of Respect & Empathy result in various feelings toward others:
- | Respect | + | |
---|---|---|---|
+ | Pity | Admiration | |
Empathy | |||
- | Rejection | Fear |
or how the Breadth-Depth dichotomy plays out against degrees of following standard past patterns in various professions:
Breadth | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Artist | Entrepreneur | |||
Break Rules | Keep Rules | |||
Scientist | Builder | |||
Depth |
or with arrows:
mathematics | → | physics |
↓ | ↓ | |
Category Theory | → | philosophy |
or without:
horse | ship |
land | sea |
or:
contrast | epigram |
---|---|
resemblance | simile |
And consider other examples? ... meta-methods to build diagrams from kennings or semi-structured essays? ... the optimal format(s) to display relationships among concepts and analogies?
^z - 2019-04-18