Folk biology and external definitions
Hampton, J. A. (1998). Folk biology and external definitions. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 21(4), p. 574.
Abstract
Atran’s thesis has strong implications for the doctrine of externalism in concepts (Fodor 1994). Beliefs about biological kinds may involve a degree of deference to scientific categories, but these categories are not truly scientific. They involve instead a folk view of science itself.
Publication Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Departments: | School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Psychology |
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