Animal concepts: psychological theories, pluralism and division of labor
Charter and Heyes (1994) claim that the idea of animal concepts has no sense since it cannot fit with any of the current psychological theories of concepts (prototype, exemplar and definitional theories). But, as I claim, the problem of animal concepts is related to the problem of conditions of conc...
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I10-R363-article-52292019-05-15T15:36:36Z Animal concepts: psychological theories, pluralism and division of labor Conceptos, conceptos animales: pluralismo y división de problemas Aguilera, Mariela conceptos cognición animal pluralismo psicología de los conceptos filosofía de los conceptos Teorías de los conceptos concepts animal cognition concept possession mental representarions conceptual abilities Charter and Heyes (1994) claim that the idea of animal concepts has no sense since it cannot fit with any of the current psychological theories of concepts (prototype, exemplar and definitional theories). But, as I claim, the problem of animal concepts is related to the problem of conditions of concept possession, which has been widely studied by philosophical theories. Psychological theories of concepts have focused on the nature of concepts; so they are inadequate for answering such problem. Nevertheless, it does not mean the labors of both disciplines must be unrelated. Instead, by adopting pluralism about concepts –inspired by recent empirical research on psychology of concepts– it is possible to articulate both disciplines. Besides, some methodological consequence on psychology of concepts should follow from the debate on animal concepts. Charter y Heyes (1994) sostienen que la idea de conceptos animales no tiene sentido debido a que es incongruente con las teorías psicológicas actuales sobre conceptos (teoría definicional, de prototipos y de ejemplares). Pero, como se sostiene aquí, el problema de los conceptos animales está vinculado con el problema de las condiciones de posesión de conceptos, el cual ha sido ampliamente estudiado por teorías filosóficas de conceptos. Las teorías psicológicas, en cambio, se han centrado en la naturaleza psicológica de los conceptos y son, por tal motivo, inadecuadas para responder esta cuestión. Ello no implica, sin embargo, mantener totalmente separadas la labor de dichas disciplinas. Por el contrario, sostengo que el pluralismo sobre conceptos –inspirado por desarrollos empíricos recientes de la psicología de conceptos– permite articular estos dos tipos de teorías. Es de esperar, finalmente, que del debate sobre conceptos animales se sigan consecuencias metodológicas sobre las investigaciones psicológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2011-05-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion enfoque meta-filosófico; análisis application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5229 10.32348/1852.4206.v3.n1.5229 Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences; Vol 3, No 1 (2011): Special Issue: "Intentionality and Conscience: Recent Approaches"; 1-11 Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; Vol 3, No 1 (2011): Número Especial: "Intencionalidad y Conciencia: Abordajes Recientes"; 1-11 1852-4206 10.32348/1852.4206.v3.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/5229/5394 Derechos de autor 2011 Mariela Aguilera |
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Charter and Heyes (1994) claim that the idea of animal concepts has no sense since it cannot fit with any of the current psychological theories of concepts (prototype, exemplar and definitional theories). But, as I claim, the problem of animal concepts is related to the problem of conditions of concept possession, which has been widely studied by philosophical theories. Psychological theories of concepts have focused on the nature of concepts; so they are inadequate for answering such problem. Nevertheless, it does not mean the labors of both disciplines must be unrelated. Instead, by adopting pluralism about concepts –inspired by recent empirical research on psychology of concepts– it is possible to articulate both disciplines. Besides, some methodological consequence on psychology of concepts should follow from the debate on animal concepts. |
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