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What is the significance of The Origin of Concepts for philosophers' and psychologists' theories of concepts?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

Edouard Machery
Edouard Machery
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Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. machery@pitt.edu www.pitt.edu/~machery/
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Abstract

Carey holds that the study of conceptual development bears on the theories of concepts developed by philosophers and psychologists. In this commentary, I scrutinize her claims about the significance of the study of conceptual development.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , June 2011 , pp. 137 - 138
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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