02478nam 2200541 450 991064857620332120231110214835.03-11-070816-710.1515/9783110708165(CKB)4100000011789350(DE-B1597)551691(OCoLC)1243312263(DE-B1597)9783110708165(MiAaPQ)EBC6510043(Au-PeEL)EBL6510043(OCoLC)1241452326(EXLCZ)99410000001178935020211004d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierConcepts and the appeal to cognitive science /Samuel D. TaylorBerlin ;Boston :Düsseldorf University Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (XIII, 180 p.)Dissertations in Language and Cognition3-11-070803-5 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 -- BibliographyThis 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.Dissertations in Language and Cognition Cognitive scienceCognitive Science.Cognitive Scientific Explanations.Concepts.Mental Representations.Cognitive science.153Taylor Samuel D.1262472CRC 991: The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition, and Sciencefndhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fndMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910648576203321Concepts and the appeal to cognitive science2950980UNINA