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The Taxonomy of a Japanese Stroll Garden: An Ontological Investigation Using Formal Concept Analysis

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This paper introduces current acoustic theories relating to the phenomenology of sound as a framework for interrogating concepts relating to the ecologies of acoustic and landscape phenomena in a Japanese stroll garden. By applying the technique of Formal Concept Analysis, a partially ordered lattice of garden objects and attributes is visualized as a means to investigate the relationship between elements of the taxonomy.

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This research is supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung.

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Fowler, M. The Taxonomy of a Japanese Stroll Garden: An Ontological Investigation Using Formal Concept Analysis. Axiomathes 23, 43–59 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10516-012-9195-y

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