Single Idea 18588

[catalogued under 18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts]

Full Idea

A theory of concepts should determine the knowledge stored in them, and the cognitive processes that use concepts. Ideally it should also characterise their format, their acquisition, and (increasingly) localise them in the brain.

Gist of Idea

Concept theories aim at their knowledge, processes, format, acquisition, and location

Source

Edouard Machery (Doing Without Concepts [2009], 4)

Book Reference

Machery,Edouard: 'Doing Without Concepts' [OUP 2009], p.77


A Reaction

Machery reveals his dubious scientism in the requirement to localise them in the brain. That strikes me as entirely irrelevant to both philosophy and psychology. I want the format, acquisition and knowledge.