Concepts and the Appeal to Cognitive Science

• Hoofdauteur: Taylor, Samuel D. (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
• Reeks: Dissertations in Language and Cognition
• Onderwerpen: linguistics; Philosophy of language; Concepts; Cognitive Science; Cognitive Scientific Explanations; Mental Representations
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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...