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Concepts and the Appeal to Cognitive Science
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Samuel D. Taylor
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CRC 991: The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition, and Science
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2021
About this book
Open Access
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 provided for thinking that an appeal to cognitive science cannot help to decide on the best theory of concepts.
- Reviews the state of the art with respect to theories of concepts
- Analyses the relation between theories of concepts and cognitive science
- Problematises appeals to cognitive science to determine the best theory of concepts
Author / Editor information
Samuel D. Taylor, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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1 Introduction
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2 Standard View Theories of concept
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3 The Appeal to Cognitive Science
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4 Problem 1: Explanatory Ambiguity
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5 Problem 2: Explananda Ambiguity
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6 Concept as a Working Hypothesis
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7 Why Appeals to Cognitive Science Fail
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8 Appendix
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Bibliography
167
Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
March 8, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9783110708165
Paperback published on:
March 8, 2021
Paperback ISBN:
9783110708035
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
13
Main content:
180
Illustrations:
11
Coloured Illustrations:
2
Tables:
7
Keywords for this book
Concepts; Cognitive Science; Cognitive Scientific Explanations; Mental Representations
Audience(s) for this book
Philosophers, Cognitive Scientists, Psychologists, Linguists
Creative Commons
BY-NC-ND 4.0
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