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Full Idea
Psychologists often use 'concept' and 'category' interchangeably.
Gist of Idea
Psychologist treat concepts as categories
Source
Edouard Machery (Doing Without Concepts [2009], 1.1)
Book Ref
Machery,Edouard: 'Doing Without Concepts' [OUP 2009], p.8
A Reaction
Well they shouldn't. Some concepts are no more than words, and don't categorise anything. Some things may be categorised by a complex set of concepts.
22004 | Concepts are rules for combining representations [Kant, by Pinkard] |
5543 | All human cognition is through concepts [Kant] |
18563 | By 'concept' psychologists mean various sorts of representation or structure [Machery] |
18558 | Concept theorists examine their knowledge, format, processes, acquisition and location [Machery] |
18557 | Psychologists treat concepts as long-term knowledge bodies which lead to judgements [Machery] |
18560 | Psychologist treat concepts as categories [Machery] |