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...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2021
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| Series: | Dissertations in Language and Cognition
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |
| Summary: | 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 provided for thinking that an appeal to cognitive science cannot help to decide on the best theory of concepts. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110708035 9783110708165 9783110708226 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783110708165 |
| Access: | Open Access |