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Unity amidst heterogeneity in theories of concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2010

Kevan Edwards
Kevan Edwards
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Philosophy Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210. kedwar02@syr.eduhttp://philosophy.syr.edu/FacEdwards.htm
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Abstract

This commentary raises two concerns with Machery's approach in Doing without Concepts. The first concern is that it may be possible to preserve a unified theory of concepts by distinguishing facts about concept individuation from facts about cognitive structures and processes. The second concern questions the sharpness of the distinction Machery draws between psychological and philosophical conceptions of concepts.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 2-3 , June 2010 , pp. 210 - 211
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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