Add to ORKGGiven the fundamental role that concepts play in theories of cognition, philosophers and cognitive scientists have a common interest in concepts. Nonetheless, there is a great deal of controversy regarding what kinds of things concepts are, how they are structured, and how they are acquired. This chapter offers a detailed high-level overview and critical evaluation of the main theories of concepts and their motivations. Taking into account the various challenges that each theory faces, the chapter also presents a novel approach to concepts that is organized around two ideas. The first is a pluralistic view of differing types of conceptual structure. The second is a model that treats concepts as atomic representations that are linked to ...
Over recent years, the psychology of concepts has been rejuvenated by new work on prototypes, invent...
The topic of this dissertation is what thought must be like in order for the laws and generalization...
This open access book is a timely contribution in presenting recent issues, approaches, and results ...
Given the fundamental role that concepts play in theories of cognition, philosophers and cognitive s...
In this article we argue that the problem of the relationships between concepts and perception in co...
ABSTRACT: In this article we argue that the problem of the re-lationships between concepts and perce...
This chapter provides a critical overview of ten central arguments that philosophers have given in s...
In this article we argue that the problem of the relationships between concepts and perception in co...
This article reviews theories of concept structure proposed since the mid-1970s, when the discov-ery...
This thesis confronts a fundamental shortcoming in cognitive science research: a failure to be expli...
This thesis aims to develop a psychologically plausible account of concepts by integrating key insig...
The creation, acquisition, and development of concepts is broadly relevant to the arts and sciences ...
Philosophers have always tried to explain what concepts are. Currently, most neo- Fregean philosophe...
ABSTRACT: I argue that we can reconcile two seemingly incompatible traditions for thinking about con...
It is often claimed that concepts are the building blocks of thoughts. If this claim is true, as I t...
Over recent years, the psychology of concepts has been rejuvenated by new work on prototypes, invent...
The topic of this dissertation is what thought must be like in order for the laws and generalization...
This open access book is a timely contribution in presenting recent issues, approaches, and results ...
Given the fundamental role that concepts play in theories of cognition, philosophers and cognitive s...
In this article we argue that the problem of the relationships between concepts and perception in co...
ABSTRACT: In this article we argue that the problem of the re-lationships between concepts and perce...
This chapter provides a critical overview of ten central arguments that philosophers have given in s...
In this article we argue that the problem of the relationships between concepts and perception in co...
This article reviews theories of concept structure proposed since the mid-1970s, when the discov-ery...
This thesis confronts a fundamental shortcoming in cognitive science research: a failure to be expli...
This thesis aims to develop a psychologically plausible account of concepts by integrating key insig...
The creation, acquisition, and development of concepts is broadly relevant to the arts and sciences ...
Philosophers have always tried to explain what concepts are. Currently, most neo- Fregean philosophe...
ABSTRACT: I argue that we can reconcile two seemingly incompatible traditions for thinking about con...
It is often claimed that concepts are the building blocks of thoughts. If this claim is true, as I t...
Over recent years, the psychology of concepts has been rejuvenated by new work on prototypes, invent...
The topic of this dissertation is what thought must be like in order for the laws and generalization...
This open access book is a timely contribution in presenting recent issues, approaches, and results ...