Concepts and the Appeal to Cognitive Science /

This book evaluates whether or not we can decide on the best theory of concepts by appealing to the explanatory results of cognitive science. It undertakes an in-depth analysis of different theories of concepts and of the explanations formulated in cognitive science. As a result, two reasons are pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taylor, Samuel D. (Author)
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Düsseldorf : düsseldorf university press, [2021]
Series:Dissertations in Language and Cognition
Subjects:
Cognitive science.
Kognitionswissenschaft.
Kognitive wissenschaftliche Erklärungen.
Konzepte.
Mentale Repräsentationen.
Sciences cognitives.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Cognitive science
Kognition
Wissenschaft
Kognitive Psychologie
Kognitive Kompetenz
Repräsentation > Soziologie
Cognitive Science.
Cognitive Scientific Explanations.
Concepts.
Mental Representations.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Standard View Theories of concept
  • 3 The Appeal to Cognitive Science
  • 4 Problem 1: Explanatory Ambiguity
  • 5 Problem 2: Explananda Ambiguity
  • 6 Concept as a Working Hypothesis
  • 7 Why Appeals to Cognitive Science Fail
  • 8 Appendix
  • Bibliography

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