Mapping content: why cognitive maps are non-conceptual mental states.

Cognitive maps play a crucial role in mammalian navigation. They provide the organism with information about its own location and the locations of landmarks within known environments. Cognitive maps have yet to receive ample attention in philosophy. In this article, we argue that cognitive maps shou...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 205; no. 3; pp. 1 - 26
Autores principales: Schwartz, Arieh, Fresco, Nir
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Mar2025
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          https://ror.org/05tkyf982 School of Brain Sciences and Cognition, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be’er Sheva, Israel
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