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The faux, fake, forged, false, fabricated, and phony: Problems for the independence of similarity-based theories of concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2010

Anne J. Jacobson
Anne J. Jacobson
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Department of Philosophy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3004. ajjacobson@uh.eduhttp://www.class.uh.edu/phil/jacobson
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Abstract

Some things in our environment are not what they seem, and they provide a challenge to theories of concepts that emphasize similarity. Section 1 of my commentary explores a dilemma this situation creates for Machery. Section 2 describes a more general problem for prototype and exemplar theories. Section 3 locates a place for similarity-based concepts, and indicates an alternative to Machery's thesis.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 2-3 , June 2010 , pp. 215
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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