Single Idea 18558

[catalogued under 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / c. Concepts in psychology]

Full Idea

Psychological theories of concepts try to describe the knowledge stored in concepts, the format of concepts, the cognitive processes that use the concepts, the acquisition of concepts, and the localization of concepts in the brain.

Gist of Idea

Concept theorists examine their knowledge, format, processes, acquisition and location

Source

Edouard Machery (Doing Without Concepts [2009], Intro)

Book Reference

Machery,Edouard: 'Doing Without Concepts' [OUP 2009], p.4


A Reaction

I suppose it would the first two that are of central interest. What individuates a concept (its 'format') and what are the contents of a concept. The word 'stored' seems to imply a mental files view.