Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Table of Contents - June 2011 - Volume 34, Issue 03  

Open Peer Commentary

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

Edouard Macherya1

a1 Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. machery@pitt.edu www.pitt.edu/~machery/

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.

(Online publication May 19 2011)

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