The origin of concepts / Susan Carey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carey, Susan.

Series:

Oxford series in cognitive development.

Oxford series in cognitive development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Concepts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (609 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Carey characterizes the innate starting point for conceptual development, namely systems of core cognition. She also argues that the key to understanding cognitive development lies in recognizing conceptual discontinuities in which new representational systems emerge that have more expressive power than core cognition.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Some Preliminaries; 2. The Initial Representational Repertoire: The Empiricist Picture; 3. Core Object Cognition; 4. Core Cognition: Number; 5. Core Cognition: Agency; 6. Representations of Cause; 7. Language and Core Cognition; 8. Beyond Core Cognition: Natural Number; 9. Beyond the Numeral List Representation of Integers; 10. Beyond Core Object Cognition; 11. The Process of Conceptual Change; 12. Conclusion I: The Origins of Concepts; 13. Conclusion II: Implications for a Theory of Concepts; References; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U

VW; X; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-566) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-19-971009-0

9786612335464

1-282-33546-4

OCLC:

466128366