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Concepts are how we classify things in the world and organise our knowledge about them. But concepts also lead us astray, driving lazy overgeneralizations and housing unpleasant prejudices. This book draws on the latest scientific research to construct a philosophical theory of how concepts do the j...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shea, Nicholas, 1970- (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Concepts.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Concepts at the Interface
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1: Thinking with Concepts
  • 1.1 Concepts in the Playground of Thought
  • 1.2 Deliberation
  • 1.3 Non-Local Inference
  • 1.4 Concepts as an Interface
  • 1.5 Metacognition
  • 1.6 Re-casting the Distinctions
  • 1.7 What's New?
  • Chapter Summary
  • 1.1 Concepts in the Playground of Thought
  • 1.2 Deliberation
  • 1.3 Non-Local Inference
  • 1.4 Concepts as an Interface
  • 1.5 Metacognition
  • 1.6 Re-casting the Distinctions
  • 1.7 What's New?
  • 2: Representational Structure
  • 2.1 What is Semantically-Significant Representational Structure?
  • 2.2 Varieties of Semantically-Significant Representational Structure
  • 2.3 Structural Representation
  • 2.4 General-Purpose Compositional Structure
  • 2.5 Terminology
  • Chapter Summary
  • 2.1 What is Semantically-Significant Representational Structure?
  • 2.2 Varieties of Semantically-Significant Representational Structure
  • 2.3 Structural Representation
  • 2.4 General-Purpose Compositional Structure
  • 3: Computational Processes
  • 3.1 Transitions Faithful to Content
  • 3.2 Content-Specific and Content-General Transitions
  • 3.3 Types of Transition Go with Types of Representational Structure
  • 3.4 Content-Specific Transitions Involving Concepts
  • Chapter Summary
  • 3.1 Transitions Faithful to Content
  • 3.2 Content-Specific and Content-General Transitions
  • 3.3 Types of Transition Go with Types of Representational Structure
  • 3.4 Content-Specific Transitions Involving Concepts
  • 4: Informational Models
  • 4.1 Ways of Storing Information
  • 4.2 Information in Domain-Specific Transitions
  • 4.3 'Model-Based' Tasks
  • 4.4 Structural Representations
  • 4.5 Relational Inference Tasks
  • 4.6 Using One Relation to Stand for Another
  • 4.7 Models Built out of Concepts
  • 4.8 Conclusion
  • Chapter Summary
  • 4.1 Ways of Storing Information
  • 4.2 Information in Domain-Specific Transitions
  • 4.3 'Model-Based' Tasks
  • 4.4 Structural Representations
  • 4.5 Relational Inference Tasks
  • 4.6 Using One Relation to Stand for Another
  • 4.7 Models Built out of Concepts
  • 4.8 Conclusion
  • 5: Concepts as an Interface
  • 5.1 Reaching Conclusions via Simulations
  • 5.2 Simulations Use Special-Purpose Informational Models
  • 5.3 Concepts as Plug-and-Play Devices
  • 5.4 Mediating between Type 1 and Type 2 Processes
  • 5.5 Shifting Information between Systems
  • 5.6 Models of Working Memory Labels
  • 5.7 Concept Individuation
  • 5.8 The Simulation Combination Puzzle
  • 5.9 Bringing It All Together
  • Chapter Summary
  • 5.1 Reaching Conclusions via Simulations
  • 5.2 Simulations Use Special-Purpose Informational Models
  • 5.3 Concepts as Plug-and-Play Devices
  • 5.4 Mediating between Type 1 and Type 2 Processes
  • 5.5 Shifting Information between Systems
  • 5.6 Models of Working Memory Labels
  • 5.7 Concept Individuation