Evolutionary and Neuroscience Approaches to the Study of Cognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10706141 |
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| Authors | Warren Schmaus (0000-0001-5797-0903, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 675-686 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/508107 |
| OpenAlex | W2008349993 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
There is a need to bring the work of philosophers such as Millikan who take an evolutionary approach to the study of the mind more in harmony with work in the cognitive neurosciences. Studies of the brain suggest that knowledge in the cortex may be organized by sensory modality-specific properties rather than by hierarchies of substance concepts, regardless of how adaptive Millikan argues the latter would be. Ryder's work on SINBAD networks, which purports to support Millikan's conclusions, does not decide this issue. The ability to make cross-modal identifications of individuals and kinds may be only a recent evolutionary adaptation
Adaptation (eye) · Cognition · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Harmony (color) · Modal · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Computer Science · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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