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Evidence of coordination as a cure for concept eliminativism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2010

Andrea Scarantino
Andrea Scarantino
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Department of Philosophy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302. ascarantino@gsu.edu
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Abstract

I argue that Machery stacks the deck against hybrid theories of concepts by relying on an unduly restrictive understanding of coordination between concept parts. Once a less restrictive notion of coordination is introduced, the empirical case for hybrid theories of concepts becomes stronger, and the appeal of concept eliminativism weaker.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 2-3 , June 2010 , pp. 223 - 224
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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