1st Edition

Conceptual Systems

By Harold I. Brown Copyright 2007
542 Pages
by Routledge

542 Pages
by Routledge

528 Pages
by Routledge

New concepts are constantly being introduced into our thinking. Conceptual Systems explores how these new concepts are entered into our systems along with sufficient continuity with older ideas to ensure understanding. The encyclopedic breadth of this text highlights the many different aspects and disciplines that together present an insightful view into the various theories of concepts.... Read more

1. Studying Concepts  2. Conceptual Journeys  3. Some Theories of Concepts  4. Sellars: Exposition and Critique  5. Reconstruction  6. Clarifications, Responses, and Refinements  7. Conceptual Analysis I: Causation  8. Conceptual Analysis II: Epistemic Concepts  9. Case Studies I: Seventeenth Century Physics  10. Case Studies II: Interactions  11. Conceptual Change, Incommensurability, and Progress  

 

 

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Harold I. Brown