The origin of concepts /
Carey characterizes the innate starting point for conceptual development, namely systems of core cognition. She also argues that the key to understanding cognitive development lies in recognizing conceptual discontinuities in which new representational systems emerge that have more expressive power...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Oxford series in cognitive development.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Carey characterizes the innate starting point for conceptual development, namely systems of core cognition. She also argues that the key to understanding cognitive development lies in recognizing conceptual discontinuities in which new representational systems emerge that have more expressive power than core cognition. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 598 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-566) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780199710096 0199710090 9780195367638 0195367634 9780199838806 0199838801 9780199867349 0199867348 9786612335464 6612335467 1282335464 9781282335462 9780199887910 0199887918 |