M. J. Cain (UK Oxford Brookes University)

Innateness and Cognition

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The question of innateness, or nativism, is one of the most heated problems in philosophy, reaching as far back as Plato but generating fierce debates in contemporary philosophy and psychology. This book is a much-needed overview of this important problem.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 536g
• ISBN-13: 9781138182066
• ISBN-10: 1138182060
• Artikelnr.: 60010263

Autorenporträt

M. J. Cain is Reader in Philosophy at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Nature of Innateness 2. Defending the Concept of
Innateness 3. Concepts 4. Modules, Core Cognition and Culture 5. The Theory
Theory and the Theory of Mind 6. Mathematical Cognition and Quinian
Bootstrapping 7. Language Acquisition and Linguistic Nativism 8. The
Challenge to Linguistic Nativism 9. Morality and Innateness 10. Moral
Convictions and Mechanisms 11. Conclusion. References Index