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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Main Author: Carey, Susan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Oxford series in cognitive development.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 598 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-566) and indexes.
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