From conceptual representations to explanatory relations

Behav Brain Sci. 2010 Jun;33(2-3):218-9. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X10000415.

Abstract

Machery emphasizes the centrality of explanation for theory-based approaches to concepts. I endorse Machery's emphasis on explanation and consider recent advances in psychology that point to the "heterogeneity" of explanation, with consequences for Machery's heterogeneity hypothesis about concepts.

MeSH terms

  • Concept Formation*
  • Humans
  • Psychological Theory