CONCEPTS ARE NOT BELIEFS, BUT HAVING CONCEPTS IS HAVING BELIEFS

Authors
XU F TENENBAUM JB SORRENTINO CM
Citation
F. Xu et al., CONCEPTS ARE NOT BELIEFS, BUT HAVING CONCEPTS IS HAVING BELIEFS, Behavioral and brain sciences, 21(1), 1998, pp. 89
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Biological",Neurosciences,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Behavioral and brain sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
0140525X
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(1998)21:1<89:CANBBH>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We applaud Millikan's psychologically plausible version of the causal theory of reference. her proposal offers a significant clarification o f the much-debated relation between concepts and beliefs, and suggests positive directions for future empirical studies of conceptual develo pment. However, Millikan's revision of the causal theory may leave us with no generally satisfying account of concept individuation in the m ind.