Concepts - Where Cognitive Science Went Wrong

Zusatztext Fodor continues to be one of philosophy's great idea generators. This provocative book will set the agenda for discussion about concepts for years to come. Fodor argues for atomism about concepts with wit, verve and style. Everyone interested in philosophical issues of language or mind should study this book. Zusammenfassung An investigation of thought, awareness, understanding and associated workings of the mind in relation to "concepts", what concepts have to be and the demise of definitions. This volume is part of a series which examines various disciplines in cognitive science.

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• Authors: Jerry A. Fodor, Jerry A. (Professor of Philosophy Fodor, Fodor Jerry A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.1998
• EAN: 9780198236375
• ISBN: 978-0-19-823637-5
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Oxford Cognitive Science Series; Oxford Cognitive Science Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Psycholinguistics, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics