Domain-specific knowledge and conceptual change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20086136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Carey (0000-0001-7913-2687, University of Michigan), Elizabeth S Spelke (0000-0002-6925-3618, University of Michigan), Elizabeth Spelke |
| Year | 1994 |
| Pages | 169-200 |
| Publication date | 1994-04-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Mapping the Mind (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511752902.008 |
| OpenAlex | W1606383035 |
| ISBN | 9780511752902 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 75 |
| References cited | 24 |
We argue that human reasoning is guided by a collection of innate domain-specific systems of knowledge. Each system is characterized by a set of core principles that define the entities covered by the domain and support reasoning about those entities. Learning, on this view, consists of an enrichment of the core principles, plus their entrenchment, along with the entrenchment of the ontology they determine. In these domains, then, we would expect cross-cultural universality: cognitive universals akin to language universals
Cognition · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Natural language processing · Ontology · Problem of universals · Programming language · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 75 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2026 (31) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 58 |