Scientific Concepts as Forward-Looking: How Taxonomic Structure Facilitates Conceptual Development.

This paper examines the interplay between conceptual structure and the evolution of scientific concepts, arguing that concepts are fundamentally 'forward-looking' constructs. Drawing on empirical studies of similarity and categorization, I explicate the way in which the conceptual taxonomy highlight...

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Publicado en:Journal of the Philosophy of History Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 205 - 232
Autor principal: Bloch-Mullins, Corinne L.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2020
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