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Full Idea
A philosophical theory of concepts is a semantic theory for our propositional attitudes: it explains how our thoughts can have the content they have.
Gist of Idea
In philosophy theories of concepts explain how our propositional attitudes have content
Source
Edouard Machery (Doing Without Concepts [2009], 2.1.2)
Book Ref
Machery,Edouard: 'Doing Without Concepts' [OUP 2009], p.33
A Reaction
I suppose this is what I am interested in. I want to know in what way concepts form a bridge between content and world. I am more interested in the propositions, and less interested in our attitudes towards them.
| 18568 | Philosophy should merely give necessary and sufficient conditions for concept possession [Peacocke, by Machery] |
| 18571 | Peacocke's account of possession of a concept depends on one view of counterfactuals [Peacocke, by Machery] |
| 18572 | Peacocke's account separates psychology from philosophy, and is very sketchy [Machery on Peacocke] |
| 18567 | In the philosophy of psychology, concepts are usually introduced as constituents of thoughts [Machery] |
| 18569 | In philosophy theories of concepts explain how our propositional attitudes have content [Machery] |