Concepts : core readings

__Concepts__: __Core Readings__ traces the develoment of one of the most active areas of investigation in cognitive science. This comprehensive volume brings together the essential background readings from philosophy, psychology, and linguistics, while providing a broad sampling of contemporary research. The first part of the book centers around the fall of the Classical Theory of Concepts in the face of attacks by W.V.O. Quine, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Eleanor Rosch, and others, emphasizing the emergence and development of the Prototype Theory and the controversies it spurred. The second part surveys a broad range of contemporary theories -- Neoclassical Theories, the Prototype Theory, the Theory-Theory, and Conceptual Atomism. Concepts And Cognitive Science / Stephen Laurence And Eric Margolis -- Euthyphro / Plato -- The Process Of Concept Attainment / Jerome Bruner, Jacqueline Goodnow, And George Austin -- On The General Character Of Semantic Theory / Jerrold Katz -- Two Dogmas Of Empiricism / W.v.o. Quine -- Philosophical Investigations, Sections 65-78 / Ludwig Wittgenstein -- Is Semantics Possible? / Hilary Putnam -- Principles Of Categorization / Eleanor Rosch -- The Exemplar View / Edward Smith And Douglas Medin -- What Some Concepts Might Not Be / Sharon Lee Armstrong, Lila R. Gleitman, And Henry Gleitman -- On The Adequacy Of Prototype Theory As A Theory Of Concepts / Daniel N. Osherson And Edward E. Smith -- Concepts And Stereotypes / Georges Rey -- What Is A Concept, That A Person May Grasp It? / Ray Jackendoff -- Precis Of A Study Of Concepts / Christopher Peacocke -- Resisting Primitive Compulsions / Georges Rey -- Can Possession Conditions Individuate Concepts? / Christopher Peacocke -- Combining Prototypes: A Selective Modification Model / Edward E. Smith, Daniel N. Osherson, Lance J. Rips, And Margaret Keane -- Cognitive Models And Prototype Theory / George Lakoff -- The Role Of Theories In Conceptual Coherence / Gregory Murphy And Douglas Medin -- Knowledge Acquisition : Enrichment Of Conceptual Change? / Susan Carey -- Against Definitions / Jerry A. Fodor, Merrill F. Garrettt, Edward C.t. Walker, And Cornelia H. Parkes -- Information And Representation / Jerry Fodor -- A Common Structure For Concepts Of Individuals, Stuffs And Real Kinds : More Mama, More Milk, And More Mouse / Ruth Garrett Millikan -- How To Acquire A Concept / Eric Margolis -- The Object Concept Revisited : New Directions In The Investigation Of Infants' Physical Knowledge / Renee Baillargeon -- Insides And Essences : Early Understandings Of The Non-obvious / Susan A. Gelman And Harry M. Wellman. Edited By Eric Margolis And Stephen Laurence. A Bradford Book. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Concepts: Core Readings traces the develoment of one of the most active areas of investigation in cognitive science. This comprehensive volume brings together the essential background readings from philosophy, psychology, and linguistics, while providing a broad sampling of contemporary research. The first part of the book centers around the fall of the Classical Theory of Concepts in the face of attacks by W.V.O. Quine, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Eleanor Rosch, and others, emphasizing the emergence and development of the Prototype Theory and the controversies it spurred. The second part surveys a broad range of contemporary theories—Neoclassical Theories, the Prototype Theory, the Theory-Theory, and Conceptual Atomism." -Amazon Concepts: Core Readings traces the development of one of the most active areas of investigation in cognitive science. This comprehensive volume brings together the essential background readings from philosophy, psychology, and linguistics, while providing a broad sampling of contemporary research. The first part of the book centers around the fall of the Classical Theory of Concepts in the face of attacks by W.V.O. Quine, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Eleanor Rosch, and others, emphasizing the emergence and development of the Prototype Theory and the controversies it spurred. The second part surveys a broad range of contemporary theories -- Neoclassical Theories, the Prototype Theory, the Theory-Theory, and Conceptual Atomism. Concepts: Core Readings traces the develoment of one of the most active areas of investigation in cognitive science. This comprehensive volume brings together the essential background readings from philosophy, psychology, and linguistics, while providing a broad sampling of contemporary research. The first part of the book centers around the fall of the Classical Theory of Concepts in the face of attacks by W. V. O. Quine, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Eleanor Rosch, and others, emphasizing the emergence and development of the Prototype Theory and the controversies it spurred. The second part surveys a broad range of contemporary theories--Neoclassical Theories, the Prototype Theory, the Theory-Theory, and Conceptual Atomism. Tracing the development of one of the most active areas of investigation in cognitive science, this volume brings together background readings from philosophy, psychology and linguistics, while providing a broad sampling of contemporary research