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
Main Author:	Taylor, Samuel D. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
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. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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