Concepts and the appeal to cognitive science

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
Corporate Author: CRC 991: The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition, and Science funder (funder)
Other Authors: Taylor, Samuel D., author (author)
Format: Thesis
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Boston : Düsseldorf University Press [2021]
Series:Dissertations in Language and Cognition
Subjects:
Cognitive science.
Cognitive Science.
Cognitive Scientific Explanations.
Concepts.
Mental Representations.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009720712206719
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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