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Concepts are not icons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

Christopher Gauker
Christopher Gauker
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Department of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0374. christopher.gauker@uc.eduhttp://www.artsci.uc.edu/philosophy/gauker/
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Abstract

Carey speculates that the representations of core cognition are entirely iconic. However, this idea is undercut by her contention that core cognition includes concepts such as object and agency, which are employed in thought as predicates. If Carey had taken on board her claim that core cognition is iconic, very different hypotheses might have come into view.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , June 2011 , pp. 127
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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References

Carey, S. (2009) The origin of concepts. Oxford University Press.CrossRefGoogle Scholar