This paper defends the relevance of philosophy in the contemporary study of concepts. With the advent of cognitive science, naturalistic and interdisciplinary the orizing about concepts has gained momentum. In this context, it has been recently argued that philosophers’ theories of concepts are not aimed at answering the issues that psychologists are interested in, thus dismissing the mentioned philosophical contribution as scientifically otiose. We present and discuss two cases in point suggesting otherwise, as an attempt to vindicate the crucial role of philosophy in the development of empirical theories of concepts.
Keywords:
Philosophy, cognitive science, theories of concepts, natural kinds
Aguilera, B., & Pino R., B. (2019). On the contribution of philosophy to the theories of concepts in cognitive science. Revista De Filosofía, 76, pp. 7–27. Retrieved from https://revistafilosofia.uchile.cl/index.php/RDF/article/view/55756
