Number concepts : an interdisciplinary inquiry / Richard Samuels and Eric Snyder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samuels, Richard (Richard Ian), author.

Snyder, Eric, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of mathematics

Cambridge Elements. Elements in the Philosophy of Mathematics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Number concept.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This Element, written for researchers and students in philosophy and the behavioral sciences, reviews and critically assesses extant work on number concepts in developmental psychology and cognitive science. It has four main aims. First, it characterizes the core commitments of mainstream number cognition research, including the commitment to representationalism, the hypothesis that there exist certain number-specific cognitive systems, and the key milestones in the development of number cognition. Second, it provides a taxonomy of influential views within mainstream number cognition research, along with the central challenges these views face. Third, it identifies and critically assesses a series of core philosophical assumptions often adopted by number cognition researchers. Finally, the Element articulates and defends a novel version of pluralism about number concepts

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The mainstream

3. The acquisition problem

4. Assessing the mainstream

References

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Feb 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009059473

1009059475

9781009059671

100905967X

9781009052337

1009052330