From conceptual representations to explanatory relations [Peer commentary on the paper "Précis of Doing without Concepts" by E. Machery]

Publication Year
2010

Type

Journal Article
Abstract

Machery emphasizes the centrality of explanation for theory-based approaches to concepts. I endorse Machery's emphasis on explanation and consider recent advances in psychology that point to the "heterogeneity" of explanation, with consequences for Machery's heterogeneity hypothesis about concepts.

Journal
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume
33
Issue
2-3
Pages
218-219
ISSN Number
1469-1825
Alternate Journal
Behav Brain Sci
PMID
20584410
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