| The faux, fake, forged, false, fabricated, and phony: problems for the independence of similarity-based theories of concepts. | |
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PMID: 20584407 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Some things in our environment are not what they seem, and they provide a challenge to theories of concepts that emphasize similarity. Section 1 of my commentary explores a dilemma this situation creates for Machery. Section 2 describes a more general problem for prototype and exemplar theories. Section 3 locates a place for similarity-based concepts, and indicates an alternative to Machery's thesis. |
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Authors:
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Anne J Jacobson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Behavioral and brain sciences Volume: 33 ISSN: 1469-1825 ISO Abbreviation: Behav Brain Sci Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-06-29 Completed Date: 2010-10-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7808666 Medline TA: Behav Brain Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 215 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Philosophy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3004, USA. ajjacobson@uh.edu |
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Concept Formation* Environment Humans Psychological Theory |
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